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French President Emmanuel Macron shocked Europe when he dissolved France's National Assembly in response to his party's defeat in the European elections (Photo: Flickr.com / Robert Redeker)

French left and right scramble to form alliances for Macron's snap election

French parties of both left and right are scrambling to form electoral alliances, following French president Emmanuel Macron’s shock announcement of snap parliamentary elections.

Macron’s decision, which came...

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

French President Emmanuel Macron shocked Europe when he dissolved France's National Assembly in response to his party's defeat in the European elections (Photo: Flickr.com / Robert Redeker)

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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