Macron's Call for Unity: A Race Against Far-Right Surge in French Elections

French President Emmanuel Macron urged moderate politicians from both the left and right to unite against the far right in the upcoming general elections. Following a significant defeat in the European Parliament elections, Macron called for the dissolution of the National Assembly to trigger early legislative elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for moderate politicians from both the left and the right to come together to challenge the far right in the upcoming general elections. Macron, a pro-business centrist, emphasized the need for collaboration among "men and women of goodwill" to build a joint project for the country, urging them to reject extremist ideologies.

This is Macron's first address to French voters since he called for a snap national election after his party suffered a crushing defeat by the far right in the European parliamentary vote. His decision to dissolve the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, has initiated an early legislative election set to occur three weeks after the far-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, triumphed in the European Union parliamentary elections.

Macron explained that the early vote is a response to the new political reality after his pro-European party received less than half the support of the National Rally, now headed by Jordan Bardella. With three years remaining in his second presidential term, Macron hopes that French voters will unify to contain the far right in the national elections.

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