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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that he would dissolve the National Assembly and call early legislative elections following his party's crushing defeat in the European Parliament elections.
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to dissolve the National Assembly and call early legislative elections on Sunday. (AP/François Mori)
“I have decided to give back to the people the right to decide the future of parliament through a vote. Therefore, I am dissolving the National Assembly,” Macron said in a speech to the nation at the Elysee Palace. The vote is scheduled to take place in two stages, on June 30 and July 7.
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The move comes after first forecasts from France on Sunday showed the far-right National Rally party taking a big lead in European Parliamentary elections, beating President Macron's centrist, pro-European party, according to French pollsters.