After the French President's shocking statement to Europe, NATO leader sends message

On June 13, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg expressed hope that France will continue to be a key member of this military alliance, even if there is a possibility of a far-right government coming to power after the upcoming election.

French President Emmanuel Macron sent shockwaves across Europe when he announced the dissolution of parliament and called for early elections. (Source: AFP)

Speaking at the NATO defense ministers' conference in Brussels, Belgium, Mr. Stoltenberg declared: "Regardless of different parties elected and different majorities in parliament, we have always seen that NATO allies remain committed to the alliance because it is in the common security interests of each member and every ally."

"Therefore, I hope France will remain a reliable and important ally in the future," the NATO chief stressed.

The above message was given in the context that on June 9, French President Emmanuel Macron caused shock waves across Europe when he announced the dissolution of parliament and called for early elections after his liberal party suffered a heavy defeat against the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the European Parliament election.

On June 12, Mr. Macron accused the RN party led by his opponent Marine Le Pen of being "ambiguous" about Russia and intending to "leave NATO."

Ms Le Pen’s party has previously advocated moving away from the US-led military command structure, but not leaving the alliance altogether. More recently, RN leaders have suggested that they will not change France’s position in NATO amid Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.

In 1966, then-French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew his country from NATO military command due to dissatisfaction with US leadership. The decision, which included moving NATO headquarters from Paris to Brussels, was reversed by former President Nikolas Sarkozy in 2009.

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