France's dissolution of parliament, snap elections: How it works and what's next

Macron reacted to the far right’s overwhelming victory in the European elections with the risky decision to dissolve the National Assembly. The far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN) won 31% of the vote, more than twice that of the president’s Renaissance party, at 14.6%. In his televised address on Sunday, Macron said that the European vote was “not a good result for the parties that defend Europe [...] So I cannot pretend that nothing has happened”. An early election …