Parliamentary elections
Verified 09 July 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Parliamentary elections are used to elect members of Parliament. The deputies sit in the National Assembly. They are elected by direct universal suffrage by French voters registered to vote. The voting method is a majority vote with 2 rounds. The last parliamentary elections were held on June 29 and 30, 2024 for the 1er tour, and 6 and 7 july 2024 for the 2d tower.
In general elections, french voters registered to vote elect members of parliament.
You can check your registration on the electoral roll:
Verify your voter registration and polling station
If you are not already registered, you must make the request. But you have to meet a deadline, which varies depending on you vote in France or that you vote from the foreigner.
Namely:
- One French who turns 18 is automatically registered on the electoral rolls if he or she has made the citizen census from the age of 16.
- A person in prison does not have to be disenfranchised. But she must register under a specific procedure.
- One guardianship adult may no longer be disenfranchised, even if the judge's decision predates March 23, 2019.
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In the metropolis
You can vote:
- Or by going to the polling station in person with a proof of identity
- Either by proxy
You can check your polling station and proxy using this online service:
Verify your voter registration and polling station
FYI
The polling station is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (local legal hours), with exceptions.
In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, French Polynesia, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
You can vote:
- Or by going to the polling station in person with a proof of identity
- Either by proxy
You can check your polling station and proxy using this online service:
Verify your voter registration and polling station
FYI
The polling station is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (local legal hours), with exceptions.
In Reunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
You can vote:
- Or by going to the polling station in person with a proof of identity
- Either by proxy
You can check your polling station and proxy using this online service:
Verify your voter registration and polling station
FYI
The polling station is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (local legal hours), with exceptions.
From the Americas and Caribbean
You can vote:
- Either by going in person to polling station (at the consulate or embassy) with a proof of identity
- Either by power of attorney
- Either by correspondence
- Either by internet. To do this, it may be necessary to update your contact information in the foreigner register.
From the rest of the world
You can vote:
- Either by going in person to polling station (at the consulate or embassy) with a proof of identity
- Either by power of attorney
- Either by correspondence
- Either by internet. To do this, it may be necessary to update your contact information in the foreigner register.
Members shall be elected by direct universal suffrage, by 2-round majority vote and by constituencies.
On the 1st round
To be elected on 1er in turn, a candidate must obtain:
- More than 50% of votes cast
- And a number of votes at least equal to 25% the number of registered voters.
If no candidate is elected on 1er tower, a 2d tour is organized a week later.
In the second round
Only certain candidates can apply at 2d tower:
- The 2 candidates who came out on top
- Subsequent candidates, provided that they have obtained a number of votes at least equal to 12.5% the number of registered voters.
At 2d In turn, the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected. In the event of a tie, the oldest of the candidates is elected.
The term of office of the deputies is 5 years (unless the National Assembly is dissolved).
On 9 June 2024, the Head of State announced the dissolution of the National Assembly.
The last parliamentary elections were held on June 29 and 30, 2024 for the 1er tour, and 6 and 7 july 2024 for the 2d tower.
For these elections, you can:
- Consult the list of candidates and their program (candidates for metropolitan and overseas markets or candidates for the foreigners).
- Consult the results of elections
FYI
Method of voting
Deputies elected by French people living outside France
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