EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains

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EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains
theguardian.com

"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."

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Lol, have you been following the news much?

I've actually been trying to keep away from it recently.

That shows because this article (even the title) tells you France will have parliamentary elections, not presidential. Macron will remain president regardless of the outcome.