France's Macron calls rare joint parliamentary session at Versailles


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron has called a special parliamentary session for both houses on July 3, the president of the Senate said on Wednesday, a rare event generally reserved for constitutional revisions and major presidential speeches.

Such a joint session of parliament is known as a Congress and takes place at Versailles, the palace of France's former monarchy.

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