Politics France's Constitutional Council approves parliamentary elections at short notice
The French Constitutional Council has rejected all objections to the short-term scheduling of parliamentary elections. The deadlines do not violate the constitution and do not jeopardize the seriousness of the election, the Constitutional Council ruled in Paris on Thursday. In response to the defeat of his liberal forces in the European elections and the resounding victory of the right-wing nationalists, President Emmanuel Macron had surprisingly dissolved the National Assembly on June 9 and announced new elections for June 30 and July 7. The Constitutional Council then received complaints questioning the legality of such a short deadline for organizing and holding the elections.
20.06.2024, 18:58
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The parties had until Sunday to draw up their lists of candidates for the constituencies. They are now in the election campaign. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets last weekend to protest against a possible shift to the right in France. On Thursday, hundreds of people in the port city of Marseille also responded to a call by the CGT trade union to protest against Marine Le Pen's right-wing nationalist party Rassemblement National, as reported by France 3.
