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There is an old saying in French politics that people vote with their hearts in the first round of an election, and with their heads in the second. This dictum no longer holds. In...

French President Emmanuel Macron will invite all political parties able to form a group in the new parliament for talks on Tuesday and Wednesday after his camp lost its absolute majority, a source close to Macron said on Monday.

There is no set script for how things will unfold as Macron and his bloc seek way forward

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies on Sunday lost their absolute majority in the National Assembly and w...

PARIS— French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies on Sunday lost their absolute majority in the National Assembly and with it control of the reform

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies on Sunday lost their absolute majority in the National Assembly and with it control of the reform agenda, a crushing outcome for the newly re-elected president.

Until 1962 the president was chosen by an electoral college of 80,000 officials – like in the US electoral system

The French President must subordinate Britain and control Germany