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Versailles (France), Jul 3 (AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron today proposed a one-third reduction in the number of lawmakers in both houses of parliament.
In an address to the two chambers gathered at the Palace of Versailles, Macron said the change — which he proposed while running for president — would have “positive effects on the general quality of parliamentary work”.
The Senate has 348 members, while the lower house National Assembly has 577. (AFP)
This is published unedited from the PTI feed.
