Mr Macron said the EU results were grim for his government, and one he could not pretend to ignore.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU results were grim for his government, and one he could not pretend to ignore.
Mr Macron’s surprise decision represents a major roll of the dice on his political future, three years before his presidency ends. If Le Pen’s National Rally party wins a parliamentary majority, Mr Macron would be left without a say in domestic affairs. Led by telegenic 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, the RN won about 32 per cent of the vote in June 9’s vote, more than double the Macron ticket’s 15 per cent, according to the first exit polls. The Socialists came within a whisker of Mr Macron, with 14 per cent.
“We are ready to take over power if the French give us their trust in the upcoming national elections,” she said at a rally.
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