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In this Saturday, March 19, 2016 file picture, French Army Chief of Staff, General Pierre de Villiers, arrives at the Elysee Palace to attend an emergency security meeting in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2017 | World
French leader Emmanuel Macron faced the biggest crisis of his young presidency on Wednesday following the resignation of the military chief after a heated dispute on defense budget cuts. The row between Macron and General Pierre De Villiers blew up last week when the...