France 2022: Parliamentary Elections Outcome

The purpose of this study was to analyse the results of the French parliamentary elections of 12 and 19 June 2022 and their implications for the main political forces involved. The author summarises the results of the 2017–2022 electoral cycle, highlighting the changes that have affected the main incumbent actors. The author analyses separately the impact of the election results on Emmanuel Macron’s presidential bloc, Jean-Luc Melanchon’s bloc NUPES, the Rassemblement Nationale behind Marine Le Pen’s leadership, the Republicans, the Socialists, Eric Zemmour’s Reconquête, etc. The conclusion looks at the prospects for a new tripartite potential government and its sustainability. This year, populist parties collectively received almost 49 per cent of the vote, very close to the figures for the last presidential election. Today, populist movements are closer than ever to becoming the new systemic opposition.