French ex-PM Manuel Valls wants to join Marcron’s movement Former French Socialist Prime Minister, Manuel Valls says he wants to sign up to President-elect Emmanuel Macron's party to fight next month's Parliamentary elections. Party officials reacted warily, saying he had 24 hours to sign up. Mr Valls resigned as Prime Minister when he stood unsuccessfully in the race to be Socialist Presidential candidate and later backed Mr Macron to be President. SOURCE: BBC NEWS