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French EU lawmakers lash out at Macron in rare direct exchange

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a plenary session at the European Parliament to present the programme of activities of the French Presidency as the country currently holds the European Union rotating presidency, in Strasbourg, France, January 19, 2022. Bertrand Guay/Pool via REUTERS

French members of the European Parliament (MEPs) seized a rare opportunity on Wednesday to attack President Emmanuel Macron directly, three months before France's presidential election.

Macron was appearing before the assembly in Strasbourg to set out France's priorities for its six-month EU presidency, but French lawmakers were much more interested in debating his domestic policies.

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