Who are the presidents of the parliamentary groups in the National Assembly?

Most of the political parties represented at the Palais-Bourbon have designated their leader, before the election for the presidency of the National Assembly, scheduled for July 18.

After the early legislative elections and the loss of the relative majority by the presidential camp, the National Assembly will take on more and more importance in the new legislature. By joining forces to exceed 289 deputies, several parliamentary groups could bring down the next government through a motion of censure. Composed of at least 15 elected representatives, these groups allow its members to ask questions to the government, to distribute seats in committees or to request suspensions of the session.

Parliamentary groups can be formed until Wednesday, July 17, the day before the election for the presidency of the National Assembly. Some have already elected their leader, a very political position that allows them to sit on the conference of presidents, responsible for setting part of the agenda. Franceinfo presents to you, in decreasing numbers, these personalities who will play an important role in the new term.

Marine Le Pen (National Rally)

After leaving the leadership of the National Rally to Jordan Bardella to focus on her group of 89 deputies after 2022, Marine Le Pen, 55, was unsurprisingly re-elected president of the RN deputies on Wednesday. Loyal to the three-time presidential candidate, the elected representatives of the party with the flame are now 125, franceinfo learned from several sources within the RN group. This is the first parliamentary group in terms of numbers, a first for the far right under the Fifth Republic.

Renaissance Group President Not Yet Appointed

The future leader of the Renaissance group, the presidential party, will be designated on Saturday, according to a message sent to elected officials on Thursday afternoon by Sylvain Maillard, the outgoing leader of the troops. Several figures from the former majority, such as Gabriel Attal, Gérald Darmanin or Elisabeth Borne, are said to be in the running to become the leader of the deputies (just under 100) who survived the dissolution. A difficult task, due to divisions within the party. Members of the left wing, such as Sacha Houlié, have also expressed their wish not to sit within the group.

Mathilde Panot (France Insoumise)

Mathilde Panot is back at the head of the deputies of La France insoumise. The 35-year-old elected official announced on Tuesday her re-election as president of the parliamentary group, which should have between 70 and 80 members (compared to 75 previously). The parliamentarian from Val-de-Marne had succeeded Jean-Luc Mélenchon as president of the rebellious group in October 2021.

Boris Vallaud (Socialist Party)

Like La France Insoumise, the Socialist Party is banking on continuity in the National Assembly. Landes MP Boris Vallaud was re-elected president of the PS group on Wednesday. In office since 2022, the 48-year-old elected official can count on a large group, which has grown from 31 to “at least” 69 elected at the end of the legislative elections. He was also one of François Hollande’s advisors at the Elysée, now a member of his group after his election in Corrèze.

Laurent Wauquiez (The Republican Right)

Laurent Wauquiez is making a comeback. Former president of the Les Républicains party from 2017 to 2019, the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region was elected deputy for Haute-Loire on Sunday. Three days later, the former minister, aged 49, became the new president of the Les Républicains group, renamed La Droite républicaine to distance itself from the LR Ciottistes who have formed an alliance with the RN. Around 45 deputies have so far registered within this group, according to a parliamentary source. This is less than the 61 elected LR between 2022 and 2024.

Marc Fesneau (MoDem)

In his own words, he is “for the moment (…) still” Minister of Agriculture. However, Marc Fesneau announced on Wednesday that he had been elected head of the MoDem group. The 53-year-old elected representative from Loir-et-Cher replaces Jean-Paul Mattei, who was seeking his succession. At the Palais-Bourbon, François Bayrou’s party has around thirty members, compared to 50 before the dissolution.

The president of the environmental group has not yet been appointed

Who will succeed Cyrielle Chatelain, president of the environmental group during the previous legislature? The 36-year-old MP for Isère has not yet stated that she wishes to continue to take on this role, in a group that is growing from 21 to 33 elected representatives, with the Génération.s parliamentarians.

Laurent Marcangeli (Horizons & independents)

Within the Horizons & Independents group, the deputy of Corse-du-Sud Laurent Marcangeli was reappointed as president, according to a press release published on Wednesday. Aged 43, this close friend of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe remains the leader of the center-right group born in 2022, which now has 27 members.

Eric Ciotti (Right)

Now allies of the National Rally, Eric Ciotti and his supporters have managed to create a parliamentary group, called “A droite”. The 58-year-old deputy from Alpes-Maritimes will lead this formation, which is separate from the RN and has 17 elected members.

The president of the communist group has not yet been designated

As in 2022, the communists did not manage to elect more than 15 candidates in the legislative elections. The PCF can however count on overseas elected officials to reach this threshold. André Chassaigne, who has led the Democratic and Republican Left group since 2012, should keep this function under the new legislature… if the group is well constituted.

Liot Group President Not Yet Appointed

He had made headlines at the time of the pension reform, when his deputies had filed a motion of censure that almost brought down the government, in March 2023. The Liot group (Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories) claims to be able to reconstitute itself after the second round. On the other hand, the president of the group will no longer be Bertrand Pancher, who was defeated in the legislative elections.