Eric Ciotti, left, President of the conservative party Les Republicains, and far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella attend a meeting with the French business organization (MEDEF), Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement, sending voters back to the polls, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far right in the European Parliament election. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)