Le Pen urges Macron to call snap legislative polls
Citing months of political deadlock, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday challenged President Emmanuel Macron to call snap parliamentary elections to resolve the impasse.
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- Published Date: 07:46 | 08 September 2025
French far-right three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday urged President Emmanuel Macron to call snap legislative elections in a bid to end months of political deadlock.
Holding the polls is "not an option but an obligation" for Macron, Le Pen told the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote in the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou which she predicted would bring about "the end of the agony of a phantom government".
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