US EditionPutin, Macron discuss Iran, Ukraine in first phone call in nearly three years
RUSSIA, JUL 1 – Macron urged Putin to agree to a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine while discussing Iran's nuclear program and Middle East tensions during a rare two-hour call, officials said.
- One year after the 2024 snap parliamentary election reduced his majority, President Emmanuel Macron has once again gained the constitutional power to disband the National Assembly.
- Macron called the 2024 snap election to halt Marine Le Pen's National Rally gaining power, but the move severely damaged his parliamentary standing and nearly empowered the far right.
- Following the election, Macron's government faces an unstable legislative landscape, with a hastily formed alliance blocking the far right from the premiership amid public pessimism about France's future.
- A survey by Ipsos conducted toward the end of 2024 revealed that 87% of French citizens perceive the nation as declining. President Macron acknowledged that the dissolution led to greater instability and took full responsibility for the situation.
- The revived power to call elections suggests Macron could again seek to stabilize his weakened government, though advisers warn the political climate remains volatile and public support low.
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A year after the early legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron regained the right to dissolve the assembly as early as Tuesday, July 8. But despite the blockages and calls for a vote, the president should leave this power in...
Not only France has had a politically turbulent year, Macron should also be annoyed by the current situation.
DECRYPTAGE - Government framing, surprise intervention at a partisan meeting, meetings on the budget or Islamist l ́entrism... The head of state is again active on all fronts.
It's been exactly a year since the snap elections in France that shook up the European political scene and nearly brought the far right to power - meaning President Emmanuel Macron now once again has the constitutional ability to dissolve parliament.
France: Macron can call for an election again. Will he?
Though Macron rejected the idea of calling another election during a visit to Madagascar in April, allies have advised him not to rule it out completely. Some believe maintaining the possibility gives the president leverage over rival parties
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