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Following the 2022 French presidential election in April, in which Emmanuel Macron secured a second term and beat Marine Le Pen, the 2022 French legislative election was held to elect the 577 seats of the National Assembly. The first round took place on 12 June, and the second round took place on 19 June. [1]
A comprehensive overview of the political parties in France, their leaders, deputies, senators, MEPs, and ideologies. Learn about the multi-party system, the dominant coalitions, and the recent electoral trends in France.
Learn about the results and controversies of the 2022 French legislative election, which produced a hung parliament and a minority government. Find out how the four main blocs performed, who lost and gained seats, and what challenges Macron faced after his reelection.
Horizons is a new party founded in 2021 by former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe to support Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 presidential election. It aims to attract secular and pro-European voters with a "social calling" and has formed a coalition with two other centrist parties.
The Republicans (Les Républicains) is a liberal conservative political party in France, inspired by Gaullism. It was formed in 2015 from the re-incorporation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and is a member of the European People's Party.
Marine Le Pen is a French lawyer and politician who ran for the French presidency in 2012, 2017, and 2022. She is the president of the National Rally group in the National Assembly and the leader of the party since 2011. She was born on 5 August 1968 and is 55 years old as of 2023.
La France Insoumise (LFI) is a left-wing political party in France founded by Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2016. It advocates eco-socialism, democratic socialism, sovereignty and left-wing populism, and has participated in several elections since 2017.
On 16 May 2022, Borne was appointed Prime Minister of France, succeeding Castex three weeks after the re-election of Macron for a second term as President of the French Republic. She is the second woman to serve as prime minister after Édith Cresson. She is also the second of Macron's prime ministers to be a member of his centrist party, after ...