NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved parliament and called for early legislative elections following the far-right’s strong performance in EU opinion polls. The first round of the national assembly elections will be held on June 30 and the second on July 7.
Macron acknowledged that the EU election results had gone badly for pro-European parties, with France’s far-right party winning nearly 40% of the vote.
Macron expressed concern over the rise of far-right parties across the continent, accusing them of symbolizing the “impoverishment” and “downgrading” of France. “So, at the end of today, we cannot act as if nothing had happened. I have decided to give you a choice. That is why tonight I am dissolving the National Assembly,” he said.
Jordan Bardera’s National Rally (RN) won between 32.3 and 33 percent of the vote, while Macron’s coalition led by his Renaissance party won between 14.8 and 15.2 percent.
Bardella called on President Macron to call early parliamentary elections, suggesting that the French people had “expressed their desire for change.”
The election result is seen as a key moment, with attention now turning to the 2027 presidential elections, where Marine Le Pen, the face of the RN, is seen as the most likely candidate to win the Élysée Palace.
The dissolution of parliament would be the first since 1997, when then-President Jacques Chirac called surprise parliamentary elections that gave the left a majority and ushered in an era of “coexistence” in which the president and prime minister were chosen from opposing political camps.
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Macron acknowledged that the EU election results had gone badly for pro-European parties, with France’s far-right party winning nearly 40% of the vote.
Macron expressed concern over the rise of far-right parties across the continent, accusing them of symbolizing the “impoverishment” and “downgrading” of France. “So, at the end of today, we cannot act as if nothing had happened. I have decided to give you a choice. That is why tonight I am dissolving the National Assembly,” he said.
Jordan Bardera’s National Rally (RN) won between 32.3 and 33 percent of the vote, while Macron’s coalition led by his Renaissance party won between 14.8 and 15.2 percent.
Bardella called on President Macron to call early parliamentary elections, suggesting that the French people had “expressed their desire for change.”
The election result is seen as a key moment, with attention now turning to the 2027 presidential elections, where Marine Le Pen, the face of the RN, is seen as the most likely candidate to win the Élysée Palace.
The dissolution of parliament would be the first since 1997, when then-President Jacques Chirac called surprise parliamentary elections that gave the left a majority and ushered in an era of “coexistence” in which the president and prime minister were chosen from opposing political camps.
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