before the electoral battle, that of the nominations

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Whether it’s Emmanuel Macron or the other parties, all hope to win a majority in a month, at the end ofare legislative. The battle for nominations has already begun.

While the legislative elections will begin in a month​, on June 12, the parties began to invest their candidates in the various constituencies. For the moment it is the National Rally which has the most candidates with 569 out of the 577 constituencies, followed by the Reconquête party with 550. New nominations could take place in the coming days since the parties have until May 20 to declare them. . The presidential Renaissance party intends to invest 548 candidates for the moment​, against 400 for NUPES.

Heavyweights to watch

Presidential candidates are also embarking on the battle such as Marine Le Pen in Pas-de-Calais or Fabien Roussel in the North. Yes Eric Zemmour has not yet spoken, others have already declined​, like Jean-Luc Mélenchon or even Jean Lassalle who will hand over to his brother. Other atypical battles will also be monitored, such as the dissident candidacy of MP Lamia El Aaraje from the 15th district of Paris, the replacement for ex-candidate Taha Bouhafs, or the candidacy of comedian Gérald Dahan in Charente.​-Maritime.


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