French farce is Back with a Bang - the comic mayhem of the French election | Robert McLiam Wilson
Briefly

Macron dissolved the national assembly and called a snap election post-Rassemblement National's win. He aims for left-center unity or to expose far-right shortfalls if they win.
The quick decision led to chaos among political leaders, with wars over office size rather than ideologies, exposing the French far-right's frivolity.
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