France election: What happened and what comes next? | CNN
Jul 9, 2024 · President Emmanuel Macron called France’s snap parliamentary election to “clarify” the political situation. But after the shock second-round results, the waters are more muddied than they have...
Explainer-France's Snap Election: How Does It Work and What's …
Jun 18, 2024 · By Ingrid Melander. PARIS (Reuters) -France holds the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show the far right could win the two-round legislative vote that concludes on...
Macron gambles on snap election after crushing loss to French far ... - CNN
Jun 10, 2024 · France’s President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Assembly, and called a snap election after an exit poll showed his Renaissance party is set to be ...
Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election …
Jun 10, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday.
5 Takeaways From France’s Snap Election - The New York Times
Jul 8, 2024 · There were two big surprises as France voted for a new Parliament in snap elections, neither one foreseen by pundits, pollsters or prognosticators.
Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it …
Jun 10, 2024 · French President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap legislative election, saying he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and projected to garner less than half the support of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally.
Why Macron called a snap election in France after far-right ... - NBC News
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was “confident” his compatriots would “make the right choice” after he stunned the nation by calling a snap election.
Macron's snap election fateful for France, warns ally - BBC
Jun 10, 2024 · France's political leaders are scrambling to prepare for snap elections after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in response to a stinging European vote defeat by the far-right...
Macron's ministers say a polarising French election risks stoking ...
PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) - France could face civil disorder and violence connected to a snap parliamentary election in which the far-right looks poised to win the largest share of the vote, two...
Why did Macron call snap elections and what does it mean for …
Jun 10, 2024 · Polls had barely closed for the European elections when President Emmanuel Macron called voters back to the ballot box to elect a new French parliament – three years ahead of schedule.