French President Macron To Dissolve Legislature After Right-Wing Parties Dominate Across Europe

French President Emanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly on Sunday after his party suffered massive defeats to right-wing candidates in the European Elections.

“I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote,” Macron said in a speech from the Élysée presidential palace. “I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly.”

Anti-immigration and national identity parties saw massive gains in the weekend’s European Parliament elections, particularly in Germany and France. In France, the National Rally Party, which is often smeared as “far-right,” more than doubled Macron’s centrist coalition’s vote totals in an election that has seen increased turnout. National Rally is expected to win roughly 31.5 percent of the vote, according to exit polls.

In Germany, the anti-immigration and German identity party AFD won a historic 16.5 percent of the vote on Sunday while all three of the nation’s left-wing coalition parties recorded declines. The biggest losers were Germany’s Green Party, which dropped to eight percent of the vote, down from 12, as the continent struggles with energy costs due to radical climate change party.

AFD received the second largest vote share of any single party in Germany and also recorded massive gains with younger voters.

Anti-immigration and European identity parties are also expected to pick up massive gains in Italy, Spain, Hungary and Austria.

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According to exit poll data by Infratest dimap, support for far-right AfD (NI) among voters below the age of 25 has skyrocketed. Support for GRÜNE (Greens/EFA) among this age group has plummeted. A plurality of younger voters opted for… pic.twitter.com/wnAla09mZ5

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) June 9, 2024

This is a map of the E.U. election results in France tonight.

The brown is for the "far-right" parties. pic.twitter.com/HhIBRXsaac

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Each country’s representation at the European Parliament is based on population, with the most seats allocated to Germany with 96 seats and France with 81, France 24 noted. Nationalist parties are expected to control at least 130 out of the 720 seats in the European Parliament.

“France needs a clear majority in serenity and harmony,” Macron said after Sunday’s results. “To be French, at heart, is about choosing to write history, not being driven by it.”

The National Rally Party celebrated Macron’s decision after immediately calling for national elections after the historic result. “I can only welcome this decision, which is in line with the logic and architecture of the Fifth Republic,” said party leader Marine Le Pen.

Macron stated that the snap elections will take place in two rounds starting on June 30 and July 7. Macron, 36, is the sixth longest serving president in French history after first being elected in 2017. He last secured another five-year term after defeating Le Pen in 2022.