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Macron vows to work until 'last second' of mandate in NYE address

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes during an address to the nation from the Elysée Palace in Paris, on 31 December 2025. AFP - DIMITAR DILKOFF

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he would stay until the "last second" of his second term after a year of domestic political turmoil that included calls for him to resign.

"I will be at work until the very last second, striving each day to live up to the mandate you entrusted to me," he said in a televised New Year's Eve address.

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