Macron dissolves French National Assembly, calls for elections after thrashing in EU vote

'I've decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future,' president says

French President Emanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap legislative election after his party suffered a heavy defeat in elections for the European Parliament.

In an address to the nation from the Élysée presidential palace, Macron said: "I've decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote. I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly." The vote will take place in two rounds on June 30 and July 7, he said.

The move comes as the first projected results from France on Sunday put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union's parliamentary elections, defeating Macron's pro-European centrists, according to French opinion poll institutes.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, welcomed news of the snap election.

"We are ready to take over the power if the French give us their trust in the upcoming national elections," she said during a rally.

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