His party lost its parliamentary majority in the last election, in 2022. So, these early elections mean that Macron’s party could suffer further losses.
Euronews journalist Sophia Khatsenkova gives the keys to trying to clarify Emmanuel Macron’s latest and surprising political move.
“The decision to dissolve the National Assembly, which French President Emmanuel Macron took on Sunday, is “historic and totally unexpected“. It is a very risky strategy for Macron, a double-edged sword. His party lost parliamentary majority in the last elections, in 2022. So, these early elections mean that Macron’s party could suffer more losses,” explains the journalist.
“The movement could make Jordan Bardella, one of the political figures of the far-right National Rally, a party that won the European elections in France, the new French prime minister if the extreme right gets good results. This would give rise to what the French call a cohabitation period“, Add.
“Analysts believe that this could be a maneuver by Macron to force the traditional right-wing party, The Republicans, to forge a alliance with his liberal coalition. Others believe that this is an even more Machiavellian tactic, and that the French president would hope that the extreme right come to power and become unpopular, just before the 2027 presidential elections,” says the Euronews journalist.
“The French leader has presented these elections as an existential question for the French: Do they really want a far-right government?” concludes Sophia Khatsenkova.
