what is the timetable for the legislative elections announced by Emmanuel Macron?

The President of the Republic took note of the results of the European elections and the overwhelming victory of the National Rally.

A “serious, heavy decision”but also “an act of trust”. The Head of State, Emmanuel Macron, announced the dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday June 9, in the face of the results of the European elections and the arrival at the head of the National Rally. The list led by Jordan Bardella collected nearly 31.5% of the votes, according to our Ipsos estimate, far ahead of the majority list, led by Valérie Hayer (14.5%).

Start of the campaign, organization of the vote… Franceinfo details the schedule for the coming weeks.

June 17: start of the official campaign

The campaign for the legislative elections promises to be very short. Usually, it is organized in two stages: one “period which extends over the six months preceding the election, with certain rules governing the electoral campaign”, recalls the Ministry of the Interior. This period will this time be reduced to one week. The official campaign period, supervised by “stricter rules”short “of the second Monday preceding polling day” until “the day before the vote at midnight”. It will therefore start on June 17 and end on June 29. During these two weeks, the candidates’ programs will be available online, recalls the site Vie-publique.fr. There will also be “an official radio and television campaign for parties presenting candidates”.

June 30: first round of legislative elections

In the event of dissolution of the National Assembly, “legislative elections must be organized within 20 to 40 days”, explains the site Vie-publique.fr. Emmanuel Macron opted for the shortest deadline: the first round will take place on Sunday June 30, i.e. twenty-one days after the announcement of the dissolution. Voters will therefore be called to the polls to designate the 577 deputies who sit in the Lower House, two years after the last legislative elections. To be elected in the first round, “we must obtain an absolute majority of the votes cast and a number of votes equal to a quarter of the registered voters”details Vie-publique.fr.

July 7: second round of legislative elections

The second round will take place a week later, on Sunday July 7. To qualify, a candidate “must have obtained in the first round a number of votes at least equal to 12.5% ​​of the number of voters registered in the constituency”, specifies the site Vie-publique.fr. This can give rise to triangulars or quadrangulars.

Conversely, if a single candidate reaches at least 12.15% of the number registered, “the candidate having obtained the greatest number of votes after him can remain in the second round”again according to the Vie-publique.fr website. “In the event that no candidate meets this condition, only the two candidates who come first can remain in the second round.”

The candidate who comes first with a relative majority is elected deputy. “In the event of a tie, the oldest is elected”underlines Vie-publique.fr.