Polling stations in France open this Sunday at 8am for the first round of an election that is already shaping up to be historic. Just three weeks after the dizzying dissolution decided by President Emmanuel Macron, the time for the first lessons is approaching, before the second round on 7 July.
Some 49 million French voters are called upon to renew the entire National Assembly, or 577 deputies, during two rounds, this Sunday and July 7, which could permanently shake up the political horizon. Pollsters and politicians expect a very sharp increase in participation compared to the 2022 legislative elections, for which 47.51% of voters turned out.
This time, it could reach two thirds of those registered. A renewed interest at the national level due in part to the potentially historic consequences of these legislative elections, which for the first time since 1997 will not be aligned with the presidential election..
At the end of the second round, The far right, if it obtains an absolute majority, could govern France for the first time since the Second World War.. A sign of the strong mobilization expected on June 30 and July 7: the number of proxies soared to exceed 2.6 million between June 10 and 28, four times more than in 2022.
The latest polls published before the end of the campaign on Friday at midnight credit the far-right camp with 35 to 36.5% of the vote. The left-wing alliance of the New Popular Front is given around 27.5-29% of the vote, while the Macronist camp would be relegated to around 20.5-21% of the vote.
According to certain polls, which must be taken with caution due to the complexity of the vote, obtaining an absolute majority (289 deputies at least) is possible for the National Rally and its allies.
The first results are expected from 8 p.m. this Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron called the snap election by announcing the dissolution of the assembly on June 9, the evening of the far-right’s victory in the European elections.
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