- French President Emmanuel Macron has been criticised after he removed his watch during an interview about pension changes.
- France is gripped by protests and strikes over Mr Macron’s decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
- Mr Macron’s representatives said the president took off the watch because it was “clinking on the table”.But his critics have claimed the watch shows he is out of touch with the public.
In the middle of his appearance on TV, Macron realized that he was wearing a watch worth 80,000 euros, so he quickly decided to take it off without anyone noticing pic.twitter.com/xIhQh4m7iL
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