This Sunday, June 30, 2024, the first round of the early legislative elections took place. The National Rally, without much surprise, came first. 34% of French people chose the RN, which, with its allies, would have a strong relative majority in the National Assembly.
The National Rally came out on top on Sunday in the first round of historic legislative elections that could open the doors to power to the far right for the first time since World War II.
With 34-34.2% of the vote, the party of Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen and its allies are ahead of the New Popular Front bringing together the left, which obtains 28.1-29.1%, far ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s camp. at 20.3-21.5%, during this vote marked by a sharp increase in participation, according to estimates published at 8:00 p.m. by the Ipsos and Ifop institutes. The Republicans who have not formed an alliance with the RN stand at 10%.
First estimate at 8 p.m. of the result of the legislative elections.
•
© France Télévisions
The first projections of seats for the future National Assembly, to be taken with great caution, envisage a strong relative majority for the RN and its allies, or even an absolute majority at the end of the second round next Sunday.
Ipsos TALAN estimate – National Assembly projection
•
© France Télévisions
Estimated 8 p.m. – Ipsos Talan for France Télévisions, Radio France, France24/RFI LCP National Assembly.
The outgoing president of the National Rally deputies, Marine Le Pen, has called on voters to give her party an absolute majority after the second round “so that Jordan Bardella can be appointed Prime Minister”. The “Macronist bloc” is “practically wiped out” after the first round, said Ms Le Pen, who announced her re-election in the first round in her constituency of Pas-de-Calais.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal spoke around 10 p.m. He announces the withdrawal of around sixty candidates Together to beat the RN. “We have the sincere conviction that we are waging a fair, strong, necessary and indispensable fight. But tonight is not an evening like any other. The lesson of this evening is that the extreme right is at the gates of power Our objective is clear: to prevent the RN from having an absolute majority and from governing the country with its disastrous project…It is the choice of responsibility.It is our moral duty to do everything to prevent the worst from happening…” did he declare.
The leader of the Insoumis, for his part, also clarified the course of action for the second round: France Insoumise (LFI) will “withdraw” its candidacies in the constituencies where it came in third position and where the National Rally (RN ) is in the lead. “Nowhere will we allow the RN to win. (…) Our instructions are simple, direct and clear. Not one vote, not one more seat for the RN,” urged Mélenchon.
The results of the first round of legislative elections in your departments
You voted in a constituency in Hauts-de-France, Grand-Est, Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne, Normandy, Brittany, Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, PACA, Corsica, Ile-de-France, Pays-de-la-Loire… Find the full results thanks to this map produced by our journalist Matti Faye.
577 deputies to be elected in an unprecedented political context in France
French voters must elect 577 deputies. They will sit for a five-year term in the National Assembly. This election is taking place in an unprecedented political landscape. In the European elections on June 9, the far right (National Rally and Reconquest!) won 36.84% of the vote. The Republicans were torn apart after the alliance between Éric Ciotti and Jordan Bardella. The left united under the banner of the New Popular Front. Will Emmanuel Macron’s presidential majority have a majority on July 8, the day after the second round?
Which candidates will be able to survive in the second round?
The legislative elections, which normally take place every 5 years, are a two-round majority single-member constituency election. To be elected in the first round, a candidate for deputy must obtain an absolute majority of the votes cast and a number of votes equal to a quarter of the voters registered in his constituency.
To be able to remain in the second round, a candidate must obtain a number of votes at least equal to 12.5% of those registered.
A three-way duel, the second round of the legislative elections will take place on Sunday, July 7. It is still possible to request a proxy vote.
Find all the results of the 2024 legislative elections
In France, with -
On the website of the Ministry of the Interior
