16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic
2022–2024 sitting of the French Parliament
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The 16th legislature of the Fifth French Republic (French: XVIe législature de la Cinquième République française) was elected in the 2022 French legislative election. It was preceded by the 15th legislature. On 9 June 2024, following a defeat in the 2024 European Parliament Elections, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, as per article 12 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic,[r] and called for snap elections on 30 June (1st round) and 7 July (2nd round).[1]
16th legislature of the Fifth French Republic XVIe législature de la Cinquième République française | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 28 June 2022 |
| Disbanded | 9 June 2024 |
| Preceded by | 15th legislature |
| Succeeded by | 17th legislature |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 577 deputies |
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Political groups | Government (250)
Support (45) Opposition (278)
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| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
Last election | 12 and 19 June 2022 |
Composition of the executive
- President of France: Emmanuel Macron (LREM), since 14 May 2017
Membership
For the first time since the 1988 legislative election, the incumbent President of France failed to earn a parliamentary majority in the National Assembly. The 2022 legislative election was widely seen as a severe blow for Emmanuel Macron.[2][3] Both the outgoing President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand and leader of the La République En Marche! party in the National Assembly Christophe Castaner lost their seats.[4][5] The position of Ãlisabeth Borne as Prime Minister was put into question following the election result.[6] On 21 June 2022, she offered her resignation to President Macron, who refused to accept it.[7]
On 28 June 2022, Yaël Braun-Pivet was elected to succeed Ferrand as President of the National Assembly.[8]
Composition of the National Assembly following the 2022 election according to Ministry of the Interior candidate labels
Composition of the National Assembly with all parties shown separately
Changes
See also
Notes
- MoDem (45)
- Renaissance (3)
- PRG (1)
- Horizons (27)
- LFA (1)
- CCB (1)
- Renaissance (1)
- LR has repeatedly voted down motions of no confidence which would have brought down the Government had they passed, including motions which would have prevented the Government's budget from being enacted, and as such can be classified as granting the incumbent executive confidence and supply
- They contest latest election as Ecologist Pole
- 19 LR deputies have voted for censure motions, making them effectively dissidents that are part of the opposition.
- "The President of the Republic may, after consulting the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the Houses of Parliament, declare the National Assembly dissolved. A general election shall take place no fewer than twenty days and no more than forty days after the dissolution. The National Assembly shall sit as of right on the second Thursday following its election. Should this sitting fall outside the period prescribed for the ordinary session, a session shall be convened by right for a fifteen-day period. No further dissolution shall take place within a year following said election."[citation needed]