PARIS (AP) – The Latest on the inauguration of French President Emmanuel Macron (all times local):
1:15 p.m.
As he leaves the French presidency, Francois Hollande is describing the “terrible ordeals” that marked his five-year term, from deadly attacks in France to Greece’s debt crisis.
Hollande defended his unpopular presidency in a series of tweets minutes after leaving the Elysee presidential palace in the hands of his successor and protege, Emmanuel Macron.
The messages were directed at members of his once-powerful Socialist Party, which is now on the verge of a collapse.