Macron is popular - at least when he's imprisoned in a snow globe


  • World
  • Saturday, 18 Nov 2017

Snowglobes depicting French President Emmanuel Macron, made by Bruot company in eastern France, are displayed at a store in Paris, France, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - His ratings may be down, but snow globes containing pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron are flying off the shelves in Paris - bought both by fans and by those who want to give a tongue-in-cheek present.

While it is common in Britain to find mugs or boxes of biscuits bearing the image of the Queen, it has never been a tradition in France to market souvenirs depicting national leaders.

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