Europe 1 with AFP 09:29, April 18, 2023

Two days after the promulgation of the highly controversial pension reform, Emmanuel Macron's short speech was watched by nearly 15.1 million viewers.

Nearly 15.1 million viewers watched Monday evening at 20:00 Emmanuel Macron's televised address on all the channels that broadcast it, after the promulgation of the highly contested pension reform, according to figures from Médiamétrie published Tuesday.

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69.5% PDA

This represents 69.5% of audience share. By way of comparison, in a similar format, 15.5 million viewers across all channels followed the President of the Republic's previous speech last June, in which he spoke for the first time since the loss of his absolute majority in the general elections.

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