French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged in a New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve parliament backfired

French President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to dissolve parliament last summer had backfired, leading to more division and political turmoil, while he called for greater unity to meet the nation’s challenges.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to hold parliamentary elections early caused instability in New Years Eve comments. “Lucidity and humility force (me) to recognise

French President Emmanuel Macron gave a traditional New Year's Eve televised address on Tuesday in which he said that "the dissolution brought more divisions into the National Assembly than solutions for the French people,