2024 French legislative election
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An early legislative election is expected to be held in France in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. This follows President Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap legislative election after the results of the 2024 European Parliament election were announced in which his L'Europe Ensemble suffered a heavy defeat to the right-wing National Rally.[1]
Background
Following the 2022 legislative election, Ensemble lost its absolute majority in the National Assembly. Among the member parties of the coalition was President Emmanuel Macron's party, Renaissance (formerly La République En Marche!) – for the first time since 1997, the incumbent president failed to have an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Meanwhile the two main opposition blocs, the left-wing New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES) and populist right-wing National Rally (RN), saw a major surge in seats won. Despite that, no group won the absolute majority, resulting in a hung parliament for the first time since 1988.[2]
On 9 June 2024, shortly after 21:00 CET, Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called for snap parliamentary elections in a national address following exit polls that indicated that the Renaissance party would be significantly eclipsed by the National Rally in votes for France's European Parliament elections. In his address, he called the rise of nationalism by agitators a threat to France, Europe, and France's place in the world. He also decried the far right as the "impoverishment of the French people and the downfall of our country". The first round of elections are scheduled for 30 June, and a second round for 7 July.[3]
National Rally leader Jordan Bardella called the disparity a "stinging disavowal" of Macron, calling for him to dissolve parliament in the wake of the defeat he called "Day 1 of the post-Macron era".[4] Marine Le Pen and leader of La France Insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon celebrated the poll results and welcomed the call for snap elections.[3] Far-left politician François Ruffin called on all leftwing parties, including the Greens to form a “Popular Front” in order to avoid the "worst" outcome.[5]
Electoral system
The 577 members of the National Assembly, known as deputies, are elected for five years by a two-round system in single-member constituencies. A candidate who receives an absolute majority of valid votes and a vote total greater than 25% of the registered electorate is elected in the first round. If no candidate reaches this threshold, a runoff election is held between the top two candidates plus any other candidate who received a vote total greater than 12.5% of registered voters. The candidate who receives the most votes in the second round is elected.[6]
Political parties and coalitions
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| Parties | Leader | Ideology | Seats | Status | ||
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| Last election | Before election | |||||
| Ensemble | Gabriel Attal | Liberalism | 245 / 577
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250 / 577
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Government | |
| New Ecological and Social People's Union | Collective leadership[a] | Democratic socialism | 131 / 577
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149 / 577
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Opposition | |
| National Rally | Jordan Bardella | French nationalism | 89 / 577
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88 / 577
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Opposition | |
| The Republicans | Éric Ciotti | Liberal conservatism | 61 / 577
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60 / 577
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Opposition | |
| Union of Democrats and Independents | Hervé Marseille | Christian democracy | 6 / 577
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7 / 577
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Opposition | |
| Radical Party of the Left | Guillaume Lacroix | Social liberalism | 1 / 577
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0 / 577
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Opposition | |
Opinion polls
Graphical summary
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Results
Results by constituency
See also
- Legislative elections in France
- List of deputies of the 17th National Assembly of France
- 2024 elections in the European Union
Notes
References
- ^ "President Emmanuel Macron dissolves French National Assembly and calls snap election". Sky News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Bernard, Mathias. "Parliamentary elections shock France's political order to its core". The Conversation. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b "French President Macron dissolves parliament, calls snap elections". euronews. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Niamh; Edwards, Christian (9 June 2024). "Macron calls snap parliamentary election after crushing loss to far-right in European election poll". CNN. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote". Associated Press. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Elections: France National Assembly 2017 (first round)". Election Guide. International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
