By Michel Rose, Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he recognised that his decision to call early parliamentary elections in June had created more political instability in the country,

Emmanuel Macron has admitted that his decision to dissolve the National Assembly last year was a failure...

"The dissolution caused more divisions in the Assembly than solutions for the French people," he added, in the clearest mea culpa yet since the elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said he recognised that his decision to call early parliamentary elections in June had created more political instability in the country, in a rare moment of contrition.

The decision to call early French parliamentary polls in the summer has caused greater political instability in the country, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in his New Year's Eve address. "Prudence and humility compel me to recognise that this decision has created more instability than peace at this point in time,