French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the Assemblée Nationale and called early legislative elections after his coalition finished second, well behind the far right, in the European elections on Sunday, June 9.
The far-right Rassemblement National party obtained by far the most votes (31.5%) in France as voters throughout the European Union elected their members of the European Parliament, according to initial estimates by Ipsos for France Télévisions, Radio France, France 24/RFI, Public Sénat/LCP Assemblée Nationale.
Behind the RN, Macron's Renaissance coalition appeared to hold on to second place, with 14.5%, ahead of the Socialists and their lead candidate Raphaël Glucksmann (14%).
The ruling coalition's score was "not a good result for the parties who defend Europe," Macron said.
This year, however, it improved its tally by around eight points compared with 2019, when the same lead candidate, Jordan Bardella, had obtained 23.34 %.
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