Next French legislative election

Legislative elections are expected to be held in France in 2027 to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The elections are expected to take place following the 2027 French presidential election.[1] However there has been speculation that President Macron could call a snap legislative election if his government loses an important vote in the National Assembly, as he lacks a legislative majority and has the constitutional right to call snap elections.[2][3][4]

Next French legislative election
France
By June 2027
All 577 seats in the National Assembly
289 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Current seats
Ensemble Élisabeth Borne 250
NUPÉS Jean-Luc Mélenchon[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 151
RN Jordan Bardella[lower-alpha 1] 88
UDC Éric Ciotti 68
PRG Guillaume Lacroix[lower-alpha 1] 1
Independents — 19
Incumbent Prime Minister
Élisabeth Borne
Renaissance

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 far-right 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.[5]

Political parties and coalitions
See also: List of political parties in France
Parties Leader Ideology Seats Status
Last election Before election
Ensemble Élisabeth Borne Liberalism
245 / 577
250 / 577
 Government
New Ecological and Social People's Union Collective leadership Socialism
131 / 577
151 / 577
 Opposition
National Rally Jordan Bardella French nationalism
89 / 577
88 / 577
 Opposition
Union of the Right and Centre Éric Ciotti Conservatism
64 / 577
68 / 577
 Opposition
Radical Party of the Left Guillaume Lacroix Social liberalism
1 / 577
1 / 577
 Opposition

Opinion polls
Main article: Opinion polling for the 2027 French legislative election

Graphical summary

See also

Notes
  1. Did not run in the 2022 legislative election.
  2. 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
  1. "What are the dates of the next elections?". Service-Public.fr. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  2. "France heading to the polls in 2023?". www.euractiv.com. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  3. Santolo, Alessandra Scotto di (2022-12-23). "Emmanuel Macron at risk of early election chaos in 2023". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  4. Lichfield, John (2022-08-23). "Will Macron call another election?". UnHerd. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  5. Bernard, Mathias. "Parliamentary elections shock France's political order to its core". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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