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France’s Macron Dissolves National Assembly After Le Pen Victory in European Vote​

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party handily beat Emmanuel Macron’s party in European Parliament elections​

By Noemie Bisserbe and Stacy Meichtry

June 9, 2024 at 3:39 pm ET

Emmanuel Macron’s decision opens the door for his party to shed more seats to rival parties. PHOTO: LUDOVIC MARIN/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macronsaid he is dissolving France’s National Assembly after Marine Le Pen’s far-right party trounced his forces in European elections on Sunday.

Macron said France will hold new elections on June 30 and July 7, a high-stakes maneuver that stunned the nation after projections based on early ballot counts came in for Sunday’s elections for the European Parliament. The projections showed National Rally garnering around 31% of the vote, twice the support for Macron’s Renew Party.