Former French ambassador on Macron's parliament dissolution
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12-Jun-2024
"It's totally unexpected," said Gérard Araud, referring to French President Emmanuel Macron's sudden decision to dissolve the nation's National Assembly.
"I've been on the phone with a lot of people, ministers, members of Parliament. And to be frank, most of them... are astonished by the gamble of President Macron," he said.
Gérard Araud is a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, and the former Ambassador of France to the United States.
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