The French president, Emmanuel Macroncalled this Sunday to early legislative elections for him June 30th and the July 7th in France. This happened after the victory of the extreme right in the European Parliament elections in his country.
“I have heard your message, your concerns and I will not leave them unanswered (…) In a few moments I will sign the decree calling for the legislative elections whose first round will take place on June 30 and the runoff on July 7,” Macron announced in a televised message, calling the “danger”rise of nationalists and demagogues”.
“I could not continue, at the end of this day, looking the other way. Added to this situation is the fever that has infected public and parliamentary debate in our country,” he said. from the Elysée Palace.
”That is why, after having proceeded to the prior consultations of article 12 of our Constitution, “I decided to give back the word of our future parliamentarian through the vote.”he added.
Macron weighed the hard setback of his list in the Europeans this Sunday (15%), which achieved half the support of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (around 30%)according to exit polls.
Early legislative elections in France: Emmanuel Macron loses in Parliament
The new elections will arrive only two years after those of June 2022, in which Renacimiento, the party of the head of statelost the absolute majority that I had had in legislature 2017-22, which caused problems for the Government when looking for parliamentary partners to approve its reforms.
For example, the much discussed pension reform It was approved last year without a vote in the National Assembly.
The leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), Marine Le Penstated that she is prepared “to assume power” in the legislative elections that Macron called. ”We are ready to assume power if the French give us their trust”he assured his followers, after the electoral victory this Sunday.
With information from Infobae
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