President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh legislative elections after his party's poor performance in the EU vote. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally.
French President Emanuel Macron announced Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap election after his centrist alliance was trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections.
"I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote.
I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly," Macron said in an address to the nation.
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French President Emanuel Macron announced Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap election after his centrist alliance was trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections.
"I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote.
I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly," Macron said in an address to the nation.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated…
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