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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a presentation of Franco-German industrial projects at the Élysée Palace in Paris, before holding a joint council of ministers. IMAGES
France goes to the polls on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with a resurgent and newly unified left seeking to thwart President Emmanuel Macron's plans for reform. Elections for the 577 seats in the lower house National Assembly are a two-round process. The shape of the new parliament will become clear only after the second round, a week later, on June 19. IMAGES of France's National Assembly exterior
Cuba's National Assembly opens a session that will lead to the nomination of Raul Castro's sucessor. IMAGES
France's Socialist government is to face a no-confidence vote on Thursday after it bypassed parliament and rammed through a labour reform bill that has sparked two months of massive street protests. IMAGES
French MPs unanimously approved a first reading of an environmentalist-backed bill to restrict the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or forever chemicals, although kitchen utensils were excluded from its scope after a major campaign by manufacturers this week. IMAGES