Footage shows 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. 'The president took a moment with his wife (Brigitte Macron) after his speech (on Monday evening). He said that his group saw Macron and his wife walking with a bodyguard and as he and his friends started singing 'Le Refuge', Macron turned around 'with a smile' and approached them. Macron previously sang 'Le Refuge' by Edmond Duplan during a trip to the Upper Pyrenees in 2022, where his grandmother was from. Addressing the nation for the first time since signing the reform into law, Macron said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change.

Source: Daily Nation April 20, 2023 00:10 UTC