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All eyes on Macron’s shock election as European Union reels from vote marked by far-right gains

According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany

After populist gains in France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in EU elections, Macron announces he will dissolve French parliament. Plus: a new series exploring the angst at the heart of the US election

Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture

We’re keen to hear from people in France which political issues they care about the most, and how they’re planning to vote in the French general election

Far-right gains in the EU elections caused a political earthquake in France on Sunday, but mainstream parties retained a majority in the bloc's parliament.

In today’s newsletter: With the general election looming, this week will likely see the main parties set out their stalls on taxes, healthcare, and more. But first a shock snap election has been called in France.

French left-wing parties including the Socialist Party, the French Communist Party, the Greens (EELV) and France Unbowed presented a united front Monday evening, a day after President Emmanuel Macron called for snap legislative elections. Macron’s shock announcement Sunday came after a bruising loss to the far right in the European…