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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve parliament. (Daniel Cole / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls.
The first round of elections for the lower house National Assembly will take place on 30 June, with the second round on 7 July, Macron announced in an address to the nation.
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