National Grouping and Far-Right Secure Most Seats in French Parliament Elections; Macron’s Bloc Struggles to Keep Up

In the recent French parliamentary elections, the National Grouping and its conservative allies emerged as the largest political force in the country, securing 33.15% of the votes. The left coalition New Popular Front (NFP) followed closely behind, winning 27.99% of the votes and establishing itself as the second-largest political force in France. Meanwhile, President Macron’s group received only 20.04% of the votes.

The French National Assembly has 577 seats, with legislators elected by district. In the first round of elections, candidates must secure more than 50% of the votes to win a seat. Thirty-seven deputies from the National Grouping, thirty-two from NFP, two from Macronist bloc, and three from LR and its allies have already secured their seats for the Second round. Candidates who received more than 12.5% but less than 50% of the votes will compete in this round, with the candidate receiving the most votes winning their seat outright.

The National Grouping will be present in 485 constituencies for the upcoming round, while far-right candidates ranked first in 297 constituencies during this election cycle’s initial round. To secure an absolute majority in France’s National Assembly, a political party needs at least 289 seats. The left-wing coalition qualified for the second round in 446 constituencies and led in 157 of them. President Macron’s bloc participated in just 319 constituencies and ranked first only once again after this election cycle’s first round.”>