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French defence minister Sylvie Goulard announces resignation over fake jobs scandal
•French defence minister Sylvie Goulard announced her resignation on Tuesday over a fake jobs scandal
Emmanuel Macron's close ally Richard Ferrand to resign from Cabinet; to seek leadership role in En Marche
•Emmanuel Macron began fine-tuning his government team on Monday after his centrist party redrew France's political map with a resounding victory in parliamentary elections
French Presidential Election 2017: Emmanuel Macron camp says real victory will be in five years
•President Emmanuel Macron's government promised to reshape France's political landscape as final results showed he had won the commanding parliamentary majority
Macron sweeps French Parliament with clear majority: Marine Le Pen elected MP but Far-Right party decimated
•France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen won a seat in parliament for the first time on Sunday, but it was a bittersweet victory that masked an electoral debacle for her National Front (FN) party.
Emmanuel Macron's En Marche wins absolute majority in French Parliament
•French president Emmanuel Macron's centrist party swept to a large majority in parliamentary elections, although it fell short of a predicted landslide
French Elections: Angela Merkel lauds Emmanuel Macron's victory as "strong vote for reforms"
•Angela Merkel lauded Emmanuel Macron after his party trounced France's traditional main parties to secure a huge majority.
Emmanuel Macron seeks majority in Parliament: Here's how elections are conducted
•One month after President Emmanuel Macron's arrival in power, French voters must now choose lawmakers in Parliamentary elections starting Sunday that may dramatically reshape the political landscape.
Emmanuel Macron's En Marche party set to win majority in French parliamentary elections
•French president Emmanuel Macron's party heads into the first round of parliamentary elections looking set to win a majority.
Nifty scales lifetime high to end above 9,300, Sensex closes in on 30,000-mark
•Brokers said a string of strong quarterly earnings, including from index heavyweight RIL, and appreciating rupee accelerated buying activity