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Former French president François Hollande casts his ballot in Tulle, in southern France, for the second round of the election pitting incumbent Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe cast his ballot in his hometown of Le Havre as France votes this Sunday for the first round of parliamentary elections with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party hoping to secure a clear majority. IMAGES.
French President Emmanuel and his wife Brigitte Macron enjoy a walkabout in Le Touquet as they head to their polling station for the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in French Guiana for a two-day visit to the suffering South American territory, which is pushing for increased autonomy from Paris and voted overwhelmingly for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the 2022 election. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden mixes up the current President of France Emmanuel Macron with former French leader Francois Mitterrand who died in 1996. Speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, Biden recalled a discussion with other heads of state at the G7 summit held in Cornwall in June 2021, a few months after his inauguration: "I said, 'America is back'". 81 years old Biden then remembers how it elicited a reply from "Mitterrand from Germany" before correcting himself : " I mean, from France". Francois Mitterrand was President of France from 1981 to 1995, serving a record two seven-years terms. SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrives at COP28 in Dubai. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem during a visit to express France's "full solidarity" with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian islamist group Hamas, in which at least 1,400 people were killed, mostly civilians. IMAGES