Macron announced the dissolution of parliament

Far-right parties are making gains across the continent, he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and scheduled elections for June 30 and July 7.

The French leader said that the defeat of his camp in the elections to the European Parliament “is not a good result for the parties that protect Europe.” “Far-right parties, which have opposed many achievements in recent years, are making progress everywhere on the continent,” Le Monde quoted him as saying .

Macron added that he cannot pretend that nothing happened. “The situation is complicated by the fever that has gripped the public and parliamentary debates in our country in recent years. That is why, after conducting the consultations provided for in Article 12 of our Constitution, I have decided to return to you the right to choose the future of our parliament through voting,” the president said.

According to him, the growth of nationalists and demagogues poses a danger not only for the French nation, but also for Europe. “I am confident in our democracy; let the sovereign people express their opinion. I heard your message, your concerns, and I will not leave them unanswered,” the president emphasized.

Elections to the European Parliament: what is known

Elections to the European Parliament were held on June 6-9. According to the exit polls, in France, Marine Le Pen’s “National Union” party defeated Macron’s “Renaissance” by a large margin.

The leader of the “National Union” Jordan Bardella called on the president to dissolve the National Assembly and call early elections. “A wind of hope has risen in France and it is just beginning. This clear message has been sent to Emmanuel Macron and European leaders,” he added.

(C)UNIAN 2024

3 comments

In Moscow they are now drinking champagne, French one. Le Pen will stop any aid to Ukraine. To Russia yes.

And Benny Gantz just quit Israel’s emergency government.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/09/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas?smid=url-share

I’ve been saying for years that most of the continent is asleep at the wheel. For too long, they’ve focused too much on immigrants, letting their countries get flooded by people who should never have been allowed to enter, while the own populations must carry an ever-increasing burden. This drives people into the arms of radical groups. People, however, are generally stupid and don’t know that they are exchanging one evil for a worse evil.