French Left-Wing Parties Unite Against Far-Right Ahead of Snap Elections

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that he would dissolve the National Assembly, triggering snap elections for June 30 and July 7. This decision comes after Marine Le Pen's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) won 31.5% of the vote in the European parliament poll, more than double Macron's centrist alliance. The RN's victory has sparked concerns about political instability, with Moody's rating agency warning that the snap election could exacerbate France's already challenging fiscal picture. Macron has expressed confidence that the French people will make the right choice in the upcoming elections, stating his sole ambition is to be useful to his country. However, the opposition left-wing parties have formed an anti-far-right alliance, pledging to work together and nominate joint candidates in the snap parliament elections. The alliance includes socialists, greens, communists, and the France Unbowed party, which has called for a shared platform to present an alternative to Macron's bloc.