Macron dissolves French parliament, calls snap election after EU defeat

apnews.com

French President Macron dissolved parliament after his party's defeat in EU elections. Far-right National Rally led with 31%-32% votes. Macron's Renaissance party had around 15%. Legislative elections set for June 30 and July 7. Macron aims to address voters' concerns. Potential power shift to Le Pen's party could lead to "cohabitation." Socialist Party also saw a resurgence with 14% votes. France elects 81 members to the European Parliament out of 720 total seats.


With a significance score of 4.5, this news ranks in the top 3.1% of today's 26546 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: