After the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron, a close friend of the president indicated that the presidential party was going there to “win”. At the same time, Stéphane Séjourné announced that the majority “will not present a candidate” against outgoing deputies “part of the Republican field”.
The European elections have consequences on French politics. The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, announced the dissolution of the National Assembly after the victory of the National Rally. “After having carried out the consultations provided for in article 12 of our Constitution, I decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future by voting. I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly this evening,” declared the head of the State in a televised address after the announcement of the results.
“We’re going there to win,” said an advisor
A few moments after this announcement, Stéphane Séjourné indicated that the presidential majority “will not present a candidate” against outgoing deputies “part of the Republican field”. Furthermore, the presidential camp is determined to “win” the early legislative elections called by Emmanuel Macron after the victory of the far right in the European elections, the head of state’s entourage told the press on Sunday evening.
“We are going there to win,” said an advisor, stressing that Sunday’s European vote was marked by “strong abstention”. “We never make a mistake in giving the people a voice,” he added, assuring that this “risk-taking” was part of the Macronist “DNA”.