More than 49 million French people are called to exercise their right to vote, three weeks after the European elections, in which the extreme right-wing party national grouping obtained the majority of the votes. France holds legislative elections after president Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, on June 9th, and will call for early elections under the argument of putting the way forward in the hands of the people.
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00:00In France, the Electoral Silence is in force prior to the first round of the early parliamentary
00:05elections to be held on Sunday, June 30.
00:07149 million French people are called to exercise their right to vote three weeks after the
00:12European elections, in which the far-right party National Grouping obtained the majority
00:17of the votes.
00:18The three main political forces in France are looking to obtain at least 289 of the
00:23577 seats in Parliament to obtain the absolute majority in the Assembly and Legislative without
00:29major political impediments.
00:31France holds legislative elections after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly
00:35on June 9 and will call for early elections under the argument of putting the way forward
00:40in the hands of the people.