FILE PHOTO - French President Emmanuel Macron and hiw wife Brigitte Macron are seen July 7, 2017 at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - More than 220,000 people have signed a petition against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to create a formal First Lady role for his wife Brigitte.
Unlike the U.S. First Lady, the wife of the French president does not have a formal role, although they are often informal champions for charitable causes. Past presidential wives have had small teams working for them at the Elysee presidential palace.
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