Live. 2024 legislative elections: participation, abstention… Follow this crucial day of elections

Three weeks after the dissolution of the National Assembly, voters are once again being called to the polls. Three weeks during which politics has been at the heart of all the news, from the alliance of the New Popular Front to the divisions of the Republicans.

This Sunday, June 30, 2024, the first round of early legislative elections takes place. The primary challenge: elect 577 deputies. The major issue: who will govern the country?

Follow this historic day live with the editorial staff of-.fr.

9am – Mathilde Panot has voted

The LFI candidate who is running under the New Popular Front banner has voted.

8:45 a.m. – Edouard Philippe has voted

Edouard Philippe voted in Le Havre in Seine-Maritime.

8:30 a.m. – Marine Tondelier, Raquel Garrido and Alexis Corbière have voted

Marine Tondelier, the general secretary of the Ecologists, voted in Hénin-Beaumont in Pas-de-Calais.

As for the LFI dissidents, Raquel Garrido and Alexis Corbière, they voted in Bagnolet in Seine-Saint-Denis.

8 a.m. – Participation on the rise in New Caledonia

Despite the difficult political situation on the ground, New Caledonia has seen an increase in participation in these legislative elections compared to previous years.

The New Caledonian High Commission already notes (the time difference explains it) a participation of 32.39% at 12 p.m. this Sunday. In 2022, it stood at 13.06% at the same time.

7:30 a.m. – Overseas voters have already voted

Voters from Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and those living on the American continent voted this Saturday.

In mainland France, offices open at 8 a.m. this Sunday.

7:15 a.m. – What participation?

Participation could be up very sharply compared to the 2022 legislative elections, for which 47.51% of voters turned out. This time, participation could reach, or even exceed, two-thirds of those registered.

A resurgence due in part to the potentially historic consequences of these legislative elections: for the first time since 1997, they will not be aligned with the presidential election.

7 a.m. – Questions raised by this election

Could the National Assembly be dominated for the first time in the Fifth Republic by the extreme right?

Can RN President Jordan Bardella replace Gabriel Attal at Matignon? Can the left create a surprise?

In the absence of definitive answers, the first results expected from 8:00 p.m. on Sunday should allow us to see things more clearly.

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