Macron's office denies reports of another snap election in France

The office of French President Emmanuel Macron has denied reports that he is considering the possibility of calling snap elections later this year.

In a post on X on Wednesday afternoon, the Élysée Palace denied the suggestion — first reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday — that a vote could be held as soon as the autumn.

"The Presidency of the Republic denies this, as it already did prior to the publication of the article," the official Elysée account wrote on X in reference to the Bloomberg story.

However, the message did not directly address Bloomberg’s claim that Macron and his inner circle had recently discussed the possibility of an early vote.

The presidential office’s denial comes as Macron's popularity at home has surged in recent weeks. Polls show that his popularity has nearly rebounded to the levels of support he enjoyed before he called a disastrous snap election last year.

In last July’s early vote, Macron, who lost his outright majority in 2022, failed in his gamble to stop the momentum of the far-right.

The left-wing New Popular Front alliance won 182 of the National Assembly’s 577 seats, beating Macron’s centrist Ensemble (Together) coalition, which secured 168. The far-right National Rally came third with 143 seats.

Since then, the country’s divided parliament has been beset by political turmoil, with François Bayrou becoming France’s fourth prime minister of 2024 when he took office in December.

Macron, whose final term ends in 2027, has previously said he would avoid another snap ballot before leaving office.

Last month, Macron's rival Marine Le Pen and 24 of her far-right National Rally colleagues were found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay party staff.

As a result, Le Pen was immediately banned from seeking political office for five years. However, a French court has said it is likely to rule on her appeal by mid-2026, paving the way for her presidential candidacy if she is cleared.