Macron Dissolves French Parliament and Calls a Snap Election After Defeat in E.U. Vote

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President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday.

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