PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday.
Associated PressFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen delivers her speech at the party election night headquarters after French President Emanuel Macron announced he dissolves National Assembly and calls new legislative election following the defeat in EU vote, Sunday, June 9, 2024 in Paris. First projected results from France put far-right National Rally party well ahead in EU elections, according to French opinion poll institutes.
Macron himself wasn't a candidate in the EU elections and his term as president still runs for three more years. In latest legislative elections in 2022, Macron's centrist party won the most seats but lost its majority at the National Assembly, forcing lawmakers into political maneuvering to pass bills.
The EU elections results were a hard blow for Macron, who has been advocating for Europe-wide efforts to defend Ukraine and the need for the EU to boost its own defenses and industry. An official at Macron's office said the decision to dissolve the National Assembly was justified by the"historic score of the far-right" that could not be ignored and the current"parliamentarian disorder."
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