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 that at this stage,

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

Mr Macron lost his workable majority after voters delivered a hung parliament in June. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"The dissolution caused more divisions in the Assembly than solutions for the French people," he added, in the clearest mea culpa yet since the elections.

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.