2024 French legislative election
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Snap legislative elections are expected to be held in France on 30 June 2024 to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. President Macron called a snap legislative election before the results of the 2024 European Parliament election were announced, as he lacks a legislative majority and has the constitutional right to call snap elections.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
Political parties and coalitions
| 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 | Democratic socialism | 131 / 577
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151 / 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 | |
| Union of the Right and Centre | Éric Ciotti | Liberal conservatism | 64 / 577
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68 / 577
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Opposition | |
| Radical Party of the Left | Guillaume Lacroix | Social liberalism | 1 / 577
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1 / 577
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Opposition | |
Opinion polls
Graphical summary
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Did not run in the 2022 legislative election.
- ^ Although the New Ecological and Social People's Union has a collective leadership, Mélenchon, who was the alliance's candidate for Prime Minister in 2022, retains an unofficial leadership posture.
References
- ^ "France heading to the polls in 2023?". www.euractiv.com. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Santolo, Alessandra Scotto di (2022-12-23). "Emmanuel Macron at risk of early election chaos in 2023". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Lichfield, John (2022-08-23). "Will Macron call another election?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Bernard, Mathias. "Parliamentary elections shock France's political order to its core". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
