The TikTok creator who Macron helped had previously called the president a “dwarf married to his French teacher,” who presided over a “country the size of a potato crisp.”

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the Louvre Museum.

France's President Emmanuel Macron said the Mona Lisa painting would be given its own "special space" within the Louvre as he unveiled a plan to renovate the museum.

An Ifop poll for Le Journal du Dimanche published last weekend suggested a mere 21 per cent of French voters were happy with his presidency, his lowest approval rating since he first took office seven years ago and the second-lowest in modern French history after Francois Hollande, his Socialist predecessor.

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will contribute €1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to a World Bank-backed drive to increase access to electricity in Africa.

With upgrades including a separate room for the Mona Lisa, the renovation of Paris' Louvre Museum is expected to cost between $730 million and $825 million over the next decade.

The French president said the project would be paid for by the museum’s own resources and private donors, not taxpayer money.

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The TikTok creator who Macron helped had previously called the president a “dwarf married to his French teacher,” who presided over a “country the size of a potato crisp.”

French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.

The renovation announcement comes after concerns over water leaks and other damages were expressed by the museum’s director earlier this month.