PARIS — When news of Friday’s undergraduate student council election results reached across the Atlantic, French President Emmanuel Macron rushed to be the first to personally congratulate Robert Watson on his victory. “A strong alliance between USAC and the Republic of France makes sense,” said French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. “We were really hoping for a Srivastava win, as we liked her position on international scholarships. But we expect Watson’s fight for free blue books will nicely parallel our fight against Marine Le Pen’s far-right populism.” Since receiving the diplomatic call, Watson has announced plans to enroll in French 1 during summer session C.