PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French presidential election campaign (all times local):
1:15 p.m.
French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says he wants tight security cooperation with the U.S. despite his ideological differences with Donald Trump.
Macron on Thursday called Trump’s skepticism toward the Paris Agreement to fight global warming “a deep mistake” and expressed opposition to proposed U.S. protectionist trade measures.
But he said he would ask Trump to respect decades of French-US security alliances, most notably in recent times fighting the Islamic State group.
Macron, who presented his platform Thursday in Paris, wants to cut the number of lawmakers, introduce term …read more
Source: KXAN
