PARIS, Shawwal 4, 1438, Jun 28, 2017, SPA -- French President Emmanuel Macron will address a parliamentary session for both houses next Monday, a rare event which opponents said signalled his intent to concentrate power in the presidency. Such a joint session of parliament is known as a Congress and takes place at Versailles, the sumptuous palace of France's former monarchy built outside Paris by Louis XIV - the 'Sun King' - to symbolise absolute power. Macron's aides say he wants to set the tone and the direction of his five-year mandate in a ceremony that befits the office of the president, Reuters cited them as saying. -- SPA 21:57 LOCAL TIME 18:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w437383