VERSAILLES, France: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) promised a “profound transformation” of French politics, proposing to slash by a third the number of MPs, and telling lawmakers he would call a referendum if they do not agree.

In his first address to members of the National Assembly and Senate delivered in Versailles palace, the gilded former seat of French kings, Macron said he would move fast to restore France’s “conquering spirit.”

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