The presence of Emmanuel Macron and his wife at a Celine Dion concert comes amid a crisis of nationwide protests in France;

The presence of Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, and his wife Brigitte at a Celine Dion concert has sparked a strong wave of media and public criticism in France.

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron attended the Celine Dion concert held at the PlanetDôme Arena Hall in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. The concert was part of the singer’s major comeback tour back on stage.

Critics expressed their anger at Macron’s presence at a lavish event just hours before the escalation of demonstrations. Protesters and political opponents described the move as a sign of “the Élysée Palace’s indifference to the problems and demands of protesters in the streets.”