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?