Macron addresses French voters after calling for snap election in wake of crushing far-right defeat

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is addressing French voters for the first time since he called for a snap national election following a crushing defeat by the far-right in the European vote last week. Macron dissolved the French parliament on Sunday. It was a risky move, but Macron hopes that voters, whom he will address Monday, will band together to contain the far right in legislative elections in a way they didn’t in European ones. Opposition parties on the left and the right are scrambling to form alliances ahead of a two-round vote that will take place on June 30 and July 7.