France Backs Away From Official Role for First Lady President Emmanuel Macron wanted to modernize and make transparent the first lady’s role, but he is retreating from the plan after wide public disapproval. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Amsterdam’s Plea to Tourists: Visit, but Please Behave YourselvesChinese Actress Fan Bingbing Faces Huge Fines in Tax Evasion‘Take Out’ Russian Missiles? U.S. Envoy’s Remark Spurs Anger, and Pullback‘Better to Drown’: A Greek Refugee Camp’s Epidemic of MiseryTrump Taxes, Miderms, Earthquake: Your Tuesday Evening BriefingJournalist Detained in Saudi Consulate in Istanbul