DIRECT. Result of the legislative elections: ministers in shock, strategies are refined
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Two days after the results of the first round of legislative elections, the presidential camp is struggling to win. define a clear line on the strategy adopt for the second round. Ministers appear divided on the issue.
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The final result of the first round of legislative elections placed the RN and its allies in the lead on Sunday, in capacity to obtain more than 289 ages, that is to say the majority absolute. The far right received 33.15% of the votes, it came first in a majority of votes. of constituencies. The left received 27.99% of the votes, but is not able to elect enough deputies to obtain a majority, just like Ensemble !, which collected 20.04% à nationally.
While the first results announced on Sunday evening 306 triangulars, five quadrangulars and only 190 duels, no less than 173 candidates had already won the competition. announced that they were withdrawing from the race on Monday ' 6 p.m., according to the count of World. In detail, 122 candidates, who withdrew to block the National Rally, come from the left, 50 from the presidential camp and one from the Ré publicans. 361 duels and more than 136 triangulars and three quadrangulars were discussed Monday evening.
After the announcement of the results of the first round, the campaign started again with a vengeance. The different camps have one week to convince the voters. Monday evening, TF1 successively received various representatives of the major clans in the running. While the boss of the RN, Jordan Bardella, denounced an "covenant of dishonor" between Macron and Mélenchon, the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, defended the idea of having "a plural National Assembly& ;nbsp;in which [the candidates from the presidential camp would be] present to protect the French from tax increases, division projects". Raphaël Glucksmann qualifiedé the legislative referendum: for or against a France "led by the Le Pen family ?" Finally, Xavier Bertrand calledé à the creation of a "provisional government of the Republic".
Emmanuel Macron received several ministers this Monday in the middle of the day, to discuss the line adopt with a view to the second round and block the National Rally. However, this line does not seem well defined, since Gabriel Attal had calledé all those who arrived in third position to withdraw, Bruno Le Maire indicated refuse any withdrawal in favor of a candidate La France insoumise, and that François Bayrou and Yaël Braun-Pivet spoke about of "case by case".
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08:35 – Two newspapers want Emmanuel Macron to clarify his line
"Dé ;resist, prove that you resist. It's with this reference & France Gall that the dailies Libération and L'Humanité& ;nbsp;made their headlines this Tuesday, June 2. The two newspapers marked left, call Emmanuel Macron à clarify the line of the presidential camp against the National Rally, with a view to the second round of legislative elections.
08:24 – Xavier Bertrand asks à Emmanuel Macron to express himself
On RTL, Xavier Bertrand calledé Emmanuel Macron à to speak: "He put us in a dead end. He must come out of the silence, he must tell us what conclusion he draws from this first round,” affirmed the president of the Hauts-de-France region.
The results of the second round of legislative elections are already available. anticipated by the polling institutes, which carried out projections in the number of seats in the future Assembly. Here is the Ipsos Talan projection for France 2. Given here are the numbers of seats by large bloc at the top (NFP, RN and allies, Ensemble!) as well as by party politics at the bottom (LFI, PS, EELV, PC, Renaissance, Modem, Horizons, LR with Ciotti, RN). These estimates will be refined with the results of voting intentions until Friday July 5.
08:14 – The defender of the France team Jules Koundé calls à "to block à the far right"
After the victory of the French team against Belgium (1-0) in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, the defender of the Blues, Jules Kound, committed to the game. against the National Rally: "I’have beené disappointed to see the direction our country is taking, with great support for everyone. a party which is against our values, the values of living together, of respect, which wishes to divide the French. There is a second round, nothing is decided& ;eacute;. We need to look for people who did not vote. It would be important to block à the far right."
07:55 – Laurent Berger warns against everything " hitch in the Republican withdrawal"
The former leader of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, brought his "support" to "r&eac;publican"candidates in an interview à AFP relays by BFMTV: "I support all the candidates who will be in a duel against the National Rally. That his name is François Ruffin, I support him. His name is Boris Vallaud, her name is Elisabeth Borne.
He took it, moreover, à Jean-Luc Mélenchon, of whom he estimatedé that he was "the useful idiot of all those who do not want to give up".
07:31 – Pro-Russian deputies & the National Assembly ?
According to the media outlet La Lettre, around ten candidates for the National Rally in the legislative elections have links with Russia and have carried out election observation missions. La Tribune also explained, before the first round of the legislative elections, that RN candidates Julie Lechanteux (Var), Frédéric Boccaletti (Var), Virginie Joron (Bas-Rhin), Hélène Laporte (Lot-et-Garonne), Jean-Lin Lacapelle (Loiret), Bruno Bilde (Pas-de-Calais), Ludovic Pajot (Pas-de-Calais), Joeuml;lle Mélilin (Bouches-du-Rhône) and Dominique Bilde (Meurthe-et-Moselle), had traveled to Russia or Crimea between 2018 and 2021.
07:09 – Raquel Garrido withdraws her candidacy
Outgoing MP La France insoumise not invested by the New Popular Front, Raquel Garrido, came third in the 5th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis , announced to withdraw in favor of the candidate of the New Popular Front, who arrived in first, in front of the Nation Gathering. "I am withdrawing because I have no principle to follow. “variable geometry,” she explained. on BFMTV.
06:48 – Closing date for applications & 18h
Candidates have until 'à 6 p.m., this Tuesday, to submit their candidacy for the second round of legislative elections. According to figures published by Le Monde this Monday at the end of the day, there were 185 people in attendance. sistments in constituencies whereù the National Rally has arrived; first: 121 &agrav; left, and 60 in the presidential camp. For the moment, 126 triangulars are still planned.
06:35 – The presidential camp is withdrawing chire on the line à adopt
Since Sunday, and the publication of the results of the first round of legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron had called for à "a large gathering, clearly Democratic and Republican for the second round". A position shared by Gabriel Attal, a few hours later, who told the candidates from the presidential camp who came third to withdraw in order to defeat the Rally national.
However, this line does not seem to be seen the same way by everyone within the government. Bruno Le Maire, on his side, has asked à do not vote for either RN or LFI in the second round of the legislative elections, but for a candidate from the social-democratic camp. As for François Bayrou and Yaël Braun-Pivet, they spoke of a case-by-case basis on withdrawal.
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The first result of the first round of legislative elections, which took place this Sunday, June 30, gave the RN and its allies in the lead, able to to obtain more than 289 ages, that is to say the majority absolute in the future National Assembly. Here are the official results revealed by the Ministry of the Interior& ;nbsp;:
Among the significant results of these legislative measures, we note the victory in the first round of Marine Le Pen in Pas-de-Calais and the socialist Olivier Faure in Seine-et-Marne. François Hollande is in a favorable ballot in Corrèze, like Elisabeth Borne in Calvados, who could be elected thanks to the withdrawal of the left-wing candidate. Laurent Wauquiez is also on a favorable ballot in Haute-Loire, François Ruffin is when à him in difficulty in the Somme. Former minister Clément Beaune wasé beaten by the socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, éelected in the first round to Paris. The boss of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, is also eliminated. from the first round, just like former minister Jérôme Cahuzac.
If the election is above all national, the results of the legislative elections must be observed locally. The results that emerge in each constituency provide valuable lessons on the political landscape in France in 2024. Find your constituency in the map below to consult the details of the results:
How are the results of legislative elections established ?
Legislative elections in France are organized according to a single-member majority voting system. two towers. The country is divided into 577 constituencies, each electing a deputy. à the National Assembly. When the results are announced, to be elected in the first round, a candidate must obtain more than 50% of the votes cast and a number of votes at least equal to 25% of registered voters. If no candidate meets these conditions, a second round is organized.
Only candidates having received at least 12.5% of the votes of registered voters during the results of the first round can run in the second round. If only one candidate meets this condition, the candidate arrives. in second position is also qualified. The second round often sees strategic alliances and withdrawals between parties to maximize the chances of victory against a common opponent.
Legislative results, majority and government
The results of legislative elections determine the majority. parliamentary à the National Assembly. The party or coalition of parties with the greatest number of seats generally forms a majority. à the Assembly, which can be absolute (289 seats) or relative, and therefore orient more or less strongly the priorities of the country and the laws that will be voted on during the mandate. A majority parliamentary stability allows the government to function effectively and carry out à well his reforms. In the event of absence of a majority, absolute for a single party, majorities and therefore coalition governments can be formed.
The government is responsible to parliament, which can validate or reject it during a vote of confidence or after the tabling ;t of a motion of censure, it must therefore be in phase with this majority. exit from the polls. After the results of the legislative elections, the President of the Republic therefore generally appoints a Prime Minister, from his party in case of victory or of the majority party if another sensitivityé wins.
If the President of the Republic and the majority parliamentary belong à opposing parties, a situation of cohabitation occurs. In this case, the Prime Minister, who holds daily executive power, may have political views that diverge from those of the President, leading to tensions and compromises.
Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116