At G7, Macron in foreign policy limbo after dissolution gamble

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a session on Africa, climate change and development on the first day of the G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort, in Savelletri, Italy, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) - When French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the luxury Borgo Egnazia Italian resort on Thursday for the annual Group of Seven G7 leaders summit, he could have been forgiven for seeming a little downcast.

But after dissolving parliament and plunging France into a rocky political period just weeks before hosting the Olympic Games, he was all smiles and relaxed as arch-conservative Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greeted him.