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French President Emanuel Macron announced Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling a snap election after his centrist alliance was trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections.
"I've decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote. I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly," Macron said in an address to the nation.
"This is an essential time for clarification (...) I have heard your message, your concerns, and I will not leave them unanswered," he said.
He encouraged citizens to "vote massively" in the election, saying that "France needs a clear majority."
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