French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on September 8 urged President Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such as immigration, suggesting that giving the French a direct vote might help break the political deadlock. Last week Macron appointed the centre-right Michel Barnier, a 73-year-old former foreign minister who acted as the European...

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