Editorial: Liberation

• The dissolution of the National Assembly is the supreme means that the president uses to end a political crisis.
• Emmanuel Macron has identified the overwhelming victory of the far-right in the European elections as a political crisis.
• Macron has called legislative elections for June 30 and July 7.
• It is being questioned if the elections were timed before the Olympics to distract from the failure of the ruling party.
• The move has sparked comparisons to an 'election scam' slammed by Jean-Marie Le Pen in 1997.

Conclusion: Macron's response to the recent far-right victory in the European elections signals an attempt to address a perceived political crisis, though this may lead to further uncertainty and polarisation.

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