Emmanuel Macron makes shock decision to call election for 30 June after National Rally makes huge gains in France

"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7.

The French president said that he can’t pretend nothing has happened, that the outcome of the EU election is not good for his government and that the rise of nationalists is a danger for France and Europe."

  • BalinaresEnglish
    36·
    6 months ago

    Sorry, I should have been clearer: his party scored badly in the EU elections, so he lost credibility in France and is calling snap elections in France. I’ll edit my comment above to clarify.

    • meco03211@lemmy.worldEnglish
      44·
      6 months ago

      So the EU vote includes offer countries then right? So like, “I’m not as popular among the other countries, do you still want me around France?”

      • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
        16·
        6 months ago

        People vote for EU members from their own countries (so France in this case). Macron’s party underperformed in those elections, so he’s hoping to get ahead of any further decline, maybe with the hope that the EU vote was more of a protest vote, rather than a sincere desire for the far-right to be in power.