Macron, with eye on parliamentary poll, visits left-leaning Paris suburb

French President Emmanuel Macron talks with residents during a walkabout at the Saint-Christophe market square in Cergy, Paris suburb, as part of his first trip after being re-elected president, France, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron paid a surprise visit to a Socialist-held working class suburb north of Paris on Wednesday on his first official outing since his re-election, in an effort to woo left-wing voters ahead of June's parliamentary vote.

Macron strolled around a food market in the town of Cergy, shaking hands, chatting with young people and posing with them for selfies, in what the Elysee palace said was a way to show he was "listening to people's concerns, expectations and needs".