[power2]

This always confuses me. If he is going to get hammered in an election, as evidenced by his party getting hammered in the recent election, why wouldn’t he avoid callling an election to stay in power longer ( and thus continue his destruction of his country)?

[skimbell]

Macron’s term goes for another two years.
This election is Parliamentary.

[KarlInOhio]

The hope is that your party has not been completely destroyed and still has a chance for a narrow win with a quick election before other parties' candidates can campaign. Then you keep the new parliament in session for its maximum amount of time. It doesn't always work

Also, if there is a coalition government, then some of the minor parties might break the government soon anyway. Better to do it now than in a couple months.

[katana]

No matter the outcome he’ll adapt. That’s at least the history of other French presidents, Mitterrand especially. They’re French, a curious race.