Mr Macron decided to dissolve the lower house after Marine Le Pen's nationalist party was forecast to dominate in the EU elections over the weekend.
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called new parliamentary elections after a defeat in a Europe an vote.
Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration, nationalist party was estimated to get around 31%-32% of the votes, a historic result more than double the share of Mr Macron’s Renaissance party, which was projected to reach around 15%.’We’re ready for it,” Ms Le Pen said. She was the runner-up to Mr Macron in the last two presidential elections. “We’re ready to exercise power if the French people place their trust in us in these future legislative elections.
He said the decision was “serious” but showed his “confidence in our democracy, in letting the sovereign people have their say.” ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston said: "This is remarkable. President Macron is taking the huge political risk of dissolving the French Parliament and calling a general election because he wishes to challenge the rise of the “far right” Rassemblement National, and settle the debate about his country’s political future.
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