France’s president just dissolved part of his own government after far-right wins in European Parliament. What that means and what’s next. WFTV [Video]

Early results from the European Union’s parliamentary elections over the weekend showed significant gains for far-right political parties, signaling a shift to the right for the 27-nation lawmaking bloc.

Among the countries where right-wing nationalists took home a decisive win was France, prompting the country’s liberal president, Emmanuel Macron, to take emergency action in an effort to stop the French far-right movement in its tracks.

Following a crushing defeat for his centrist party by the anti-immigration National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, Macron moved to dissolve the National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of French parliament, and called for a snap election.

Here’s what that means and what’s next:

Emmanuel Macron, 46, launched a liberal political movement in 2016 known as “En Marche!,” now known as the Renaissance party, and won the presidential election in May 2017.

He was re-elected in April 2022. That’s also when the liberal political coalition known as the Ensemble, of which Macron’s party is a …