Sarkozy eyes power sharing under Macron

Paris: France’s centerright party, seeking to rebound after the defeat of its presidential candidate, said on Wednesday it could share power with Emmanuel Macron if he is elected, as pollsters predict, on May 7. Macron, the 39-year-old centrist, is tipped to win a runoff vote against farright leader Marine Le Pen, but the political movement he created a year ago faces a huge challenge in the legislative election in June. With Macron and his “En Marche!” movement at risk of being in a minority, the centre-right party, The Republicans, hopes to secure enough National Assembly seats to demand a government role despite the defeat of its presidential contender Francois Fillon, eliminated in a first-round vote on April 23.