The move comes as the first projected results from France on Sunday put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union's parliamentary election.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament.In an address to the nation from the Elysee presidential palace, Macron said: 'I've decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote. I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly.
'I've heard your message, your concerns, and I won't leave them unanswered,' he said, adding that calling a snap election only underscored his democratic credentials.The four-day polls in the 27 EU countries were the world's second-biggest exercise in democracy, behind India's recent election. At the end, the rise of the far right was even more stunning than many analysts predicted.
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