Macron's Address on Global Challenges Captivates Over 15 Million Viewers
The French president emphasized the need for reforms and courage in response to shifting international dynamics involving the U.S., Russia, and Europe.
- Emmanuel Macron's televised address on March 5, 2025, drew 15.1 million viewers, representing 71.6% of the total television audience at the time.
- The 15-minute speech, broadcast across multiple major networks, focused on international developments and their implications for Europe and Ukraine.
- Macron highlighted a 'new era' marked by a closer relationship between the United States and Russia, which he warned could come at the expense of European and Ukrainian interests.
- The president called for 'reforms, choice, and courage' to navigate these emerging geopolitical challenges.
- This viewership matches the audience for Macron's April 2023 address on pension reforms but falls slightly below his June 2023 speech on dissolving the National Assembly.
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