French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the parliament, but now what?

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Macron's decision on Sunday to dissolve the National Assembly has been described as both historic and totally unexpected. This daring move presents significant risks for the French liberal leader and marks a pivotal moment in his political career.

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00:00Sunday's decision by Emmanuel Macron, the French president, to dissolve the National

00:04Assembly, that's the lower house of the parliament, sent shockwaves through France and across

00:09the EU bloc.

00:10What Macron is doing here is quite a risky move.

00:13As a reminder, his party had lost parliamentary majority in the last 2022 elections.

00:19So these new snap elections scheduled for the 30th of June and 7th of July could mean

00:25that the president could lose even more power.

00:28This could also mean that Jordan Bardella, the leader of the National Rally who won Sunday's

00:33EU elections, could become the new prime minister, leading to what the French call a period of

00:39cohabitation.

00:41And analysts believe that this could either be a move by Emmanuel Macron to force the

00:45traditional right-wing party, Les Républicains, to forge an alliance with the presidential

00:50camp.

00:51Other analysts believe that this could even be a more Machiavellian tactic by the president.

00:56He is hoping the far right comes to power, becomes unpopular right before the 2027 presidential

01:02elections.

01:03And it's true that Macron presented these elections as an existential question for the

01:08French.

01:09Do you really want to be governed by the far right?

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