BREAKING: Macron dissolves French parliament and calls elections after big EU vote defeat
Briefly

Macron dissolves the Assemblee Nationale and calls for fresh parliamentary elections after acknowledging the EU election result as unfavorable for pro-Europe parties.
The provisional results of the European election showed far-right Rassemblement National leading, prompting Macron to take action for new parliamentary elections.
If a different party wins a parliamentary majority, 'cohabitation' may occur, as seen before with Mitterand and Chirac, where the president appoints a PM from the majority party.
Read at www.thelocal.fr
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