I read all over that Macron has seemingly come out successful of his political 4D strategy “gambit” calling for an early election. Can someone explain to me what his strategy was, what were the risks and what he saw that others didn’t that eventually led to this win? Sunak in the UK used a similar strategy with an early election which he lost. How are the two different then?
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The goal of an early (aka snap) election is to try and take advantage of a situation or circumstance that the person calling it thinks will give his/her side more seats in government.
If you have a narrow majority you call one to secure a larger majority.
If you have a coalition government you call one to secure a solo majority.
If you are facing a large/contentious issue you call it to shield yourself from the full effects of that issue doesn’t go smoothly (say Brexit). You can point to the “mandate” from the people.
Of course it can backfire, and you can lose seats, weakening your position, or losing the majority outright, as happened in the UK.
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