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2024 French legislative election

←  2022 30 June 2024 (first round) 7 July 2024 (second round)

outgoing members

All 577 seats in the National Assembly 289 seats needed for a majority

First round results by constituency and bloc Second round results by constituency and bloc Incumbent Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Renaissance

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]

The decision to hold an election came as a surprise, and was considered risky. Some suggested that Macron wished to force a decision between the National Rally and their opposition, others that Macron intended to win a majority. The decision was criticized by members of several political parties, with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, expressing concerns about its effects on the upcoming Olympics. ^{[5] [6]}

Campaign

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. ^[7] Calls for unity were also shared by Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure, Greens leader Marine Tondelier and French Communist Party leader Fabien Roussel. ^[8] The New Popular Front was established on 10 June.

The president of The Republicans, Éric Ciotti, spoke in favor of an alliance with the National Rally during an 11 June interview with the French channel TF1. Olivier Marleix, the head of the party in the National Assembly, called for Ciotti's resignation in response. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

Political parties and coalitions

Coalitions

Parties

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

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