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French president dissolves parliament after far-right National Rally's EU elections victory

This screen shot shows France's President Emmanuel Macron speaking during a televised address to the nation during which he announced he is dissolving the French parliament lower house, and calls new general elections on June 30. © Ludovic MARIN / AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls.

The first round of elections for the lower house National Assembly will take place on 30 June, with the second round on 7 July.

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