The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling early legislative elections, setting off a political earthquake after his party suffered a humbling defeat at the hands of the far right in elections for the European Parliament.

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French President Macron dissolves National Assembly and calls for snap legislative election after party's defeat in EU elections.

French President Macron dissolves parliament and calls for new general elections after far-right victory in EU elections.

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.

Macron announced the move after the first projected results from France put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union's parliamentary election

Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen welcomed Macron’s call