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French President Emmanuel Macron's new centrist party is heading for an overwhelming majority of seats in parliament, according to projections published after first-round legislative ballots. IMAGES
During a state visit to Sweden, French President Emmnauel Macron urges Europe to take 'bold' decisions to support Ukraine, regardless of what the US decides. While the US has sent tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Republican lawmakers are growing reluctant to keep supporting Kyiv, saying it lacks a clear end game as the fighting grinds on. SOUNDBITE
At a press conference following the EU summit, French President Emmanuel Macron says he expects Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban "to behave like a European and not hold political progress hostage". Macron's comments come after Orban, Russia's biggest ally in the EU, blocked the approval of 50 billion euros of aid to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte vote in Le Touquet, for the second round of the legislative elections. IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots in a polling station in Le Touquet, where incumbent President Emmanul Macron will vote later today, as polling stations open in mainland France for the presidential run-off vote. IMAGES
Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are spotted walking on the beach and chatting to supporters in the seaside town of Le Touquet, in northern France, on the eve of the second round of the French election. IMAGES