• 7th July 2024: Run-off, second round of legislative elections.
  • 577 constituencies | in the National Assembly | 289 | for majority.
  • 1st Round | June 30, 2024 | 76 parliamentarians elected | 39 far-right.
  • 1st Round voter turnout | 66.71%.
  • 2nd Round | 501 seats up for grabs.
  • 2nd Round voting to end | 6 pm (9.30 pm IST) in small towns and towns | 8 pm (11.30 pm IST) in large cities.
  • Exit poll results | by 8.30 PM (12.00 AM).
  • RN winner in the 1st Round | but chances of a hung parliament after the second round.
  • With ruling Centrist Alliance | & NPF pulling over 210 candidates out | before the 2nd Round | to take on the far-right RN.
  • Outgoing National Assembly | Centrist Alliance (245 seats) | Leftist parties (131 seats) | far-right RN (89 seats) | centre-right Republicans (61 seats).
  • A candidate getting 50% votes in the 1st Round is declared a winner.
  • Constituencies with no 50% or above votes to a single candidate | see the 2nd Round.
  • Those who qualify for the 2nd Round | with 12.5% and above votes.
  • 2nd Round winner | a candidate getting most votes.
  • Election result outcome | a ‘cohabitation’ government possible.
  • A cohabitation government | means French President and PM of different parties and ideologies.
  • French President Emmanuelle Macron (Centrist) | a possible future PM from RN, Jordan Bardella will be his opposite | a far-right leader.

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