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Macron calls snap elections as far-right support surges in European elections
The French president calls a snap poll on 30 June after exit polls show his party is set to be trounced by National Rally in the European elections.
Macron Calls French Legislative Elections
President Emmanuel Macron dissolved France’s lower house of parliament and called new legislative elections after his group was drubbed in a European vote on Sunday, Bloomberg reports.
French election: Far right leads in EU vote, Macron calls a snap legislative election
The move comes as first projected results from France on Sunday put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union’s parliamentary election.
Macron calls snap French election and Belgian PM to resign after disastrous poll results
French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap election after his party suffered calamitous results in EU elections - while in Belgium, poor general election results have led to its prime minister pledging his resignation.
France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote
Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote.
French President Emanuel Macron dissolves National Assembly, calls new legislative election after defeat in EU vote
French President Emanuel Macron dissolves National Assembly, calls new legislative election after defeat in EU vote.
Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote
President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right…