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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

Macron calls snap election after EU setback: What’s at stake for France?

The French leader has consistently backed the 27-nation European bloc [Screengrab Reuters]

Battered by a defeat in European Parliament elections, France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday dissolved the country’s parliament and called for legislative elections later this month.

Here is what you need to know about what’s next — and why it matters:

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