The latest polling data, analysis, news and opinion on the French parliamentary election 2024.
With parliament bitterly divided, the new French premier faces a daunting challenge to find a working majority
Michel Barnier maintains big role for loyalists of President Emmanuel Macron
Bruno Le Maire defends his seven-year tenure blighted by deterioration of public finances
EU’s former Brexit negotiator will aim to forge a working majority in parliament after nomination by Macron
Leftwing bloc insists on Lucie Castets but president is concerned she does not command parliamentary majority
Long eclipsed by the Élysée, the assembly that spawned the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ now holds the key to policymaking
Re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as assembly president increases chances of a centrist government
Stalemate threatens to delay progress in shrinking deficits, which remain well in excess of EU rules
Hung parliament and quarrels among allies have brought back traumatic memories of government instability
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise pauses talks after failing to agree candidate for prime minister
Eurozone’s second-largest economy is ‘dangerously exposed’ to new crisis after failing to control deficits and debt
Les extrémistes et les nationalistes se sont renforcés, même si la barrière électorale érigée par leurs rivaux les a empêchés d’obtenir une majorité
Emmanuel Macron has yet to appoint a new premier as parties jostle for power
François Villeroy de Galhau says investments are drying up amid fears of increased taxes
French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up
President Emmanuel Macron breaks days of silence to say ‘no one won’ after snap election
While French leftists demand the premiership, the president faces fissures in his own camp
Rassemblement National official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee
With a divided legislature and a weakened president, the nation is in uncharted territory
Leftist parties are united in rejecting President Emmanuel Macron but divided on much else
Explore France’s snap election for the National Assembly in maps and charts
Nouveau Front Populaire bloc won the most parliamentary seats in snap election but fell short of majority
Centrists and the left need to form a viable coalition to prevent political paralysis
A hastily assembled leftist bloc beat back the challenge from Marine Le Pen’s RN — for now
Stasis, squabbling and posturing mean results may be more a surprise in style than substance
