Following a historic loss to Marine Le Pen’s right-wing party in European elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he is dissolving the French parliament.
Macron said France will hold new elections on June 30 and July 7, a high-stakes maneuver that the WSJ said “stunned”the nation after projections based on early ballot counts came in for Sunday’s elections for the European Parliament. The projections showed National Rally garnering around 31% of the vote, twice the support for Macron’s Renew Party.
Results in France look as bad as had been forecast, per exit polls. Macon's party barely gets 2nd place – and less than half the 31.5% of the National Rally of Marine Le Pen.Will have consequences in France, but also Europe. pic.twitter.com/MaFBAWHz6H
— Stanley Pignal (@spignal) June 9, 2024
“This is a serious, weighty decision, but above all it’s an act of trust,” Macron said. “Confidence in you, confidence in the ability of the French people to make the right choice for themselves and for future generations.”
Bardella and Le Pen humiliate Macron in European elections. Macron dissolves National Assembly and calls new elections in a month. Putin laughs. https://t.co/gulU3Tbp05 pic.twitter.com/2bfcqf0ctL
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National Rally leader Jordan Bardella said Sunday’s results marked an “unprecedented rout for the powers that be,” adding that it was “day-one of the post-Macron era.”
