Next French legislative election

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Legislative elections in France are expected to be held in 2022, alongside the 2022 presidential election.

Background[]

Following the 2017 legislative election, President Emmanuel Macron's party La République En Marche! (LREM) and its allies hold a majority in the National Assembly. The La République en Marche group has 308 deputies, the Democratic Movement (MoDem) and related parties has 42 deputies and Agir ensemble, which was created in November 2017, has 9 deputies.

Switching the electoral system to proportional representation has been discussed.^[1]

Dates[]

According to the provisions of the Electoral Code, the elections must be held within sixty days preceding the expiry of the powers of the outgoing Assembly attached to the 3rd Tuesday of June, five years after his election. The end of the mandate of the Assembly elected in 2017 is set for 21 June 2022. The dates of the legislative elections will be determined by the Council of Ministers.

Electoral system[]

The 577 Members of Parliament who make up the National Assembly are elected for five years by a two-round system single member constituencies. A candidate who receives an absolute majority of valid votes and a vote total equal to 25% of the registered electorate is elected in the first round. If no candidate reaches this threshold, a runoff election is held among candidates who received a vote total equal to 12.5% of the electorate. The candidate who receives the most votes in the second round is elected.^[2]

Opinion polls[]

References[]

See also[]

• Elections in France
• Legislative elections in France