Emmanuel Macron filmed singing on streets of Paris hours after national address on pension reform
Telegraph, 19 Apr 2023
A video surfaced Tuesday of French President Emmanuel Macron singing a traditional song in the street after a televised address in which he sought to soothe tensions over his unpopular pension reforms.
Many internet users suspected the footage was faked using AI or other means when it first emerged, but people close to Macron told AFP it was genuine.
"The president took a moment with his wife (Brigitte Macron) after his speech (on Monday evening). They encountered a group of young people who were singing... so he joined them in a song from the Pyrenees which he knows and loves," they said.
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Many internet users suspected the footage was faked using AI or other means when it first emerged, but people close to Macron told AFP it was genuine.
"The president took a moment with his wife (Brigitte Macron) after his speech (on Monday evening). They encountered a group of young people who were singing... so he joined them in a song from the Pyrenees which he knows and loves," they said.
#macron #france #protests
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