0.09 points (or 63 votes) separate the two candidates who qualified for the second round of the legislative elections in the third constituency of French people abroad, but this very slight advantage was given to the environmentalist Charlotte Minvielle, who ran under the banner of the New Popular Front. She thus managed to convince 39.22% (26,873) of the voters who voted in the first round (votes by internet and at the ballot box combined), improving her score by 10 points compared to 2022. Opposite, the candidate of the former presidential majority, Vincent Caure, collected 33.13% (26,810) of the votes, losing 7 points compared to the result two years ago of Alexandre Holroyd, then a candidate (since become a substitute).
Higher online and ballot participation rate than in 2022
The participation rate across the entire constituency was much higher (43.24%) than in 2022 (26.52%). On the internet, it was 39.78%, ten points higher than during the last legislative elections (29.1%), the strongest mobilization was recorded in Sweden with 52.67% of online voters.
In London, 38.43% of voters had chosen electronic voting and in the Scottish constituency, they were very slightly more numerous with 38.91%.
The environmentalist candidate in the lead in all constituencies except London
Charlotte Minvielle came out on top in almost all the countries that make up the 3rd constituency of French people abroad, with very high scores, particularly in the Nordic countries (50.77% in Copenhagen, 51.05% in Finland, 45.83% in Norway, 69.40% in Iceland, 41.10% in Latvia, 48.32% in Sweden, 34.40% in Estonia and 43.50% in Lithuania). In Ireland and Scotland, she also widened the gap with 45.45% and 54.22% respectively. But it is in London that everything is at stake and it is precisely there that the Macronist candidate makes the difference with 42.68% against 35.51% for the Green candidate. A differential of just over 3,500 votes.
Far behind, the National Rally candidate, Sophie Charbonnet, came in third position with 6.57% (which improves the score of the party which had only obtained 1.65% in the first round in 2022), followed by Balthazar Roger ( Les Républicains) with 5.02% (at the same level as two years ago), Assamahou Lamarre (Ecologist with the parliamentary majority) with 4.91% (a stable score compared to 2022), then Joël Heslaut (various right) with 1.83%.
The Reconquête candidate, Anthony Coutret, is in seventh place with 1.10% (three times less than in 2022), followed by the Volt candidate, Tanguy Pinomaa-Danzé, with 1.02%, Emmanuel Constantin (Equinoxe) with 0.52% and Tim Craye with 0.33%. The founding father of the RIC, Yvan Bachaud, brings up the rear with 0.33%.
The second round begins online on Wednesday
Voting for the second round of legislative elections in Northern Europe will begin online on Wednesday, July 3 at noon French time (11 a.m. London time) and will end the following day, Thursday, July 4, at 6 p.m. French time (5 p.m. London time). Voting at the ballot box will take place, as in France, on Sunday, July 7. Voters will therefore have to go to one of the polling stations provided.
