Emmanuel Macron’s decision to rush into an election campaign with his party unprepared and the French public shunning him is causing an uproar among the people he needs to win over.
Lawmakers and officials from the 46-year-old president’s Renaissance Party were still struggling to come to terms with the plan on Tuesday. Some reacted with anger, others tried to understand the political logic, and many were gloomy about their prospects.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet are both against the decision, according to a person familiar with their thinking.
