President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh legislative elections after his party's poor performance in the EU vote. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally.
Macron’s party lost resoundingly. Le Pen said that this means that Macron’s party no longer has the legitimacy to run the country. Macron is probably trying to minimise his losses by calling elections, instead of having feelings of unhappiness bottle up even further
Can somebody ELI5? I’m not familiar with Frances politics. Why would Macron do this?
Macron’s party lost resoundingly. Le Pen said that this means that Macron’s party no longer has the legitimacy to run the country. Macron is probably trying to minimise his losses by calling elections, instead of having feelings of unhappiness bottle up even further