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France is divided into 577 constituencies (circonscriptions) for the election of deputies to the lower legislative House, the National Assembly (539 in Metropolitan France, 27 in the overseas departments and territories, and 11 for French residents overseas). Deputies are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years.
Next French legislative election ← 2024 By June 2025 – July 2029 All 577 seats of the National Assembly 289 seats needed for a majority Leader Collective leadership Gabriel Attal Alliance NFP Ensemble Leader's seat – Hauts-de-Seine's 10th Last election 180 159 Seats needed 109 130 Leader Jordan Bardella Vacant Party RN / UXD LR Leader's seat Not standing [a] – Last election 142 39 ...
Following a tradition started by the first National Assembly during the French Revolution, the left-wing parties sit to the left as seen from the president's seat and the right-wing parties to the right; the seating arrangement thus directly indicates the left–right political spectrum as represented in the assembly.
The two rounds of the election were held on 30 June and 7 July in metropolitan France (France, adjacent islands, Corsica), while each round took place a day earlier in France's overseas departments (Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, French Polynesia) as well as in embassies and ...
As of 9:00 a.m. ET, Republicans have taken control of the Senate, and have won 198 seats in the House. Control over the House is still up for grabs, as over 50 races are yet to be called.
President Emmanuel Macron could fall short of an outright majority in France's National Assembly, which would pose a major hurdle for his planned second-term reforms, a poll showed less than two ...
The French Parliament (French: Parlement français, [paʁləmɑ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is the bicameral parliament of the French Fifth Republic, consisting of the upper house, the Senate (Sénat), and the lower house, the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale).
Legislative constituencies for French people domiciled outside France (French: Circonscriptions législatives des Français établis hors de France) are eleven constituencies, returning one member each to the French National Assembly, elected by French people living outside France. As of 2024, the constituencies represent almost 1.7 million ...