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France’s Macron calls snap election in huge gamble after EU polls debacle

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.

France 24 · Jun 9, 2024

French President Macron Dissolves Parliament, Calls For Snap Election

French President Macron dissolves parliament and calls for snap election after far-right gains in EU elections.

Top News · Jun 9, 2024

Far right surges in EU elections, dealing blows to leaders of France and Germany

Far-right parties made gains in elections to the European Parliament on Sunday, prompting a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a shock early election and adding uncertainty to Europe’s future political direction.

France 24 · Jun 9, 2024

France's President Macron calls snap election after shock EU vote defeat as Belgium's PM to quit

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

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2024

France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote

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

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2024

Scholz's Coalition Suffers Rout At EU Polls In Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed.

International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024

EU elections: Macron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far right

As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024

EU elections: Far-right parties make gains in Germany and Austria, exit polls suggest

Sunday's voting marathon winds up a four-day election cycle that began in the Netherlands on Thursday

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2024

Ukraine recovery conference urged to focus on preventing energy blackouts

NGOs fear discussion at Berlin event about long-term reconstruction may seem irrelevant amid power cuts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024

European election results 2024 in full: explore the new parliament

As the new European Parliament sits for its first session in Strasbourg, explore the results of the EU elections – and the shape of the new parliament, either by bloc or by country

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024