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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), flanked by the mayor of Tulle Bernard Combes (2ndL), France's former President's wife, French actress Julie Gayet (R), looks at France's former President Francois Hollande (C) as he attends a memorial ceremony in Tulle, Southwestern France, on June 10, 2024, where 99 civilians were hanged by a Nazi commando on June 9, 1944 during World War II. French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy. France will go to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly on June 30, with a second round on July 7, Macron said in an address to the nation. (Photo by Caroline BLUMBERG / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CAROLINE BLUMBERG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)