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In just five years as France's president, Emmanuel Macron has gone from a young newbie in politics to a key world player and weighty decision-maker in the European Union

The monogamous relationship between Mr Macron and a wife 25 years his senior might seem staid by the standards of some unfaithful French presidents

French ex-president Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election, stressing that support for the incumbent is the best way "to ensure [Marine] Le Pen does not win".

Former French Socialist President Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election on April 24.

In France's former mining heartland, promises by the Communist Party's first presidential candidate in 15 years to raise the minimum wage, lower the retirement age and tax big business hard resonate with voters who feel ignored by the mainstream left.

Affectionately known as the "biggest farm in France", the Paris International Agricultural Show, a nine-day fair spread over a vast exhibition lot on the French capital's southwestern edge, is the nation's showcase for the best the countryside has to offer, from livestock to terroir delicacies, primed for prestigious competition. But…