Alternative History


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Legislative elections in France were held on 12 and 19 June 2022 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 30th National Assembly of the Kingdom of France.

2017 2022 French General Elections (Domus Iagiellonica) 2027 ›
2022 French General Elections
577 seats in the National Assebly
289 seats needed for a majority
19 june 2022 (second term)
Turnout 46.2% (second term)
First party Second party Third party
Emmanuel Macron June 2022 (cropped) Jean-Luc Mélenchon (9301728809) (cropped) Marine Le Pen 2022 (cropped)
Leader Emmanuel Macron Jean-Luc Mélenchon Marine Le Pen
Party En Marche! NUPES RN
Last election 346 57 8
Seats after 245 132 89
Percentage 38.6% 31.6% 17.3%
Fourth party
Christian-Jacob-2020 (cropped)
Leader Christian Jacob
Party UDC


Last election 130
Seats after 64
Percentage 18%
French Assembly 2022 (Domus Iagiellonica)
Prime Minister before election
Emmanuel Macron
EM
Prime Minister after election
Emmanuel Macron
Ensemble

As no alliance won a majority, it resulted in a hung parliament for the first time since 1988.

The legislative elections were contested between four principal blocs: the centrist presidential majority Ensemble coalition, including Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance, the Democratic Movement, Horizons, as well as their allies; the left-wing New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES), encompassing La France Insoumise, the Socialist Party, Ecologist Pole and the French Communist Party; the centre-right Union of the Right and Centre (UDC), including The Republicans, the Union of Democrats and Independents, as well as their allies; and the far-right National Rally (RN). The NUPES alliance was formed in the wake of the elections; it consisted of the first French Left alliance since the Plural Left in 1997.

In the first round, there was some controversy among the Ministry of the Interior and news media about which bloc finished first, as both the NUPES and Ensemble obtained about 26% of the vote. They were followed by the RN on about 19% and UDC with about 11%. Turnout for the first round was a record-low 47.5%. In the second round, when turnout was higher than that of 2017, Macron's Ensemble coalition secured the most seats (245) but fell 44 seats short of an absolute majority. The NUPES was projected to win 132 (Ministry of the Interior) or 142 seats (Le Monde), while RN became the largest parliamentary opposition as a party (89). The UDC received enough seats (64 or 71) to be a kingmaker in the next government but suffered losses.

The results were perceived by political commentators as a severe blow for Macron. They created potential for political instability and gridlock. Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron offered his resignation on 21 June 2022, but the King refused to accept it. Talks among the various parties to form a stable majority government began later on 21 June but rapidly failed. On 6 July, Prime Emmanuel Macron presented his minority government policy plan to the Parliament.