President Macron dissolved the National Assembly, risking far-right governance, alarming immigrants, and aiming to salvage his second term.
The move stunned the political class, perplexing much of France, and terrifying those most at risk from far-right governance, like immigrants and their descendants.
Macron's domestic agenda was already in crisis post-2022 legislative elections, with the administration dependent on right-wing Republicans' backing, threatened by the National Rally's triumph in the European Parliament elections.
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