France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with the mayor of Tulle Bernard Combes, flanked by France's former President's wife, French actress Julie Gayet (R), and France's former President Francois Hollande (3rdR) 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)