Summary
- President Macron will dissolve France’s parliament and call for legislative elections after losing in European elections to Marine Le Pen’s far-right party
- If Macron loses the parliamentary elections, a ‘cohabitation’ scenario may occur where the president and prime minister come from different political parties
- National Rally’s potential win could lead to policy direction uncertainty and implementation of their domestic agenda
- Macron’s Europhile stance contrasts with Le Pen’s EU-skeptic views, raising questions on how they would handle EU policy issues
