Macron Urged to Call New Elections After EU Poll Defeat

Jordan Bardella of the National Rally has urged French President Emmanuel Macron to call for new parliamentary elections following a significant loss in the EU elections. Bardella claimed that the current gap between Macron's party and the leading opposition reflects widespread disapproval of the president's and his government's policies.

French President Emmanuel Macron should call for new parliamentary elections in France after his camp came a distant second behind the National Rally in EU elections, the far-right party's frontrunner Jordan Bardella said on Sunday.

"Emmanuel Macron is a weakened president tonight," he told supporters, adding: "The unprecedented gap between the presidential majority and the leading opposition party tonight reflects a stinging disavowal and rejection of the president and his government."