What does it mean the dissolution of the national assembly in France by Macron

Question

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this

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Answer 1

The name sounds a bit more dramatic than what it is. In France, the President has the ability to call an election for the National Assembly. To call an election for a new assembly, you have to dissolve the current one. That’s what Macron did, he essentially called an election.

It’s not like the USA where Congressmen serve exact terms that start and expire on specific days.