The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, analyzes the possibility of dissolving the Parliament and organizing anticipated elections even this autumn, in the context in which the return to international attention contributes to the increase of the French president's popularity, according to Bloomberg.
Emmanuel Macron. Facebook photo
Macron has addressed the subject in recent weeks with some close relatives of his political entourage regarding such a scenario, according to sources familiar with these issues, but it was about purely consultative discussions, without making a decision.
One of the options is to wait until next year before the dissolution of Parliament to organize legislative elections at the same time as the municipal elections, planned in 2026, said, under the protection of anonymity, one of the Bloomberg sources, cataloging the idea as a bad one.
In December, Macron told party leaders that he would try to avoid a quick poll before his mandate ended in 2027.
The office of the French president did not comment on the information on sources on a possible dissolution of the Parliament, but a person close to Macron said on Tuesday that the intention of the French President had not changed.
A movement that could threaten France's fragile stability
The implementation of this hypothesis could threaten the relative stability that France has enjoyed since December, when Macron called Francois Bayrou as prime minister.
The organization of anticipated legislative elections could also provide the extreme-right party to the national meeting, the largest in Parliament, the opportunity to strengthen its advance and, possibly, to take control over the Government.
Normally, the following legislative elections should take place in 2029.
Fears that a new rapid scrutin could erode Macron and more most
According to the IFOP survey for Ouest-France, Macron's popularity increased to 31% in March, with seven points compared to the previous month and close to the level before last year's parliamentary elections.
However, some Macron's allies are afraid that a new poll in the coming months could erode the majority even more, according to Bloomberg.
