The president of France, Emmanuel Macronannounced this Sunday the dissolution of the National Assembly and the call for early legislative elections, shortly after the first results of the elections were known. european elections and that reflect a resounding triumph of the extreme right.
“I have decided to give you the option of our future parliamentarian. This decision is difficult, but above all it is an act of trust. I have listened to your message, your concerns and I will not leave them unanswered,” the president said in a televised message where he acknowledged that The elections have not brought him “a good result.”
“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,” he announced. Macron.
The new elections will come only two years after those of June 2022, in which Renacimiento, the head of state’s party, lost the absolute majority it had had in the 2017-22 legislature, which generated problems for the Government at the time. to seek parliamentary partners to approve their reforms.
Specifically, the list of the far-right National Rally (RN), a party led by Marine Le Pen, obtained 32.4% of the votes (31 seats), more than double that of the candidate from Macron’s party, Valérie Hayer.
“In France, the representatives of the extreme right reach 40% of support. It is a situation that I cannot ignore,” remarked the president.
The victory of Jordan Bardella, the candidate of Le Pen’s party, is the highest for a party in European elections since 1984. After these results, RN is the second party with the most representation in Parliament.
