The latest polling data, analysis, news and opinion on the French parliamentary election 2024.
Harris Interactive predicts a hung parliament ahead of high-stakes run-off on July 7
Having called new legislative elections, the French leader now faces the revenge of the extremes
The election is the culmination of a gloomy picture that has been 50 years in the making
Party chief ‘convinced’ Rassemblement National will secure an outright parliamentary majority in snap elections
Also in this newsletter: some (rare) good news for the EU’s Liberals
Edouard Philippe and other presidential hopefuls prepare for new political era
Jordan Bardella seeks to reassure investors and voters despite vague economic plans
Runaway budget deficits and confrontation with Brussels and Berlin is a formula for trouble
Stéphane Boujnah says both far-right and leftwing alliance would struggle to implement their plans in government
EU and French elections have revived the narrative of a fractured Europe
Macron’s Ensemble heads into last week of campaigning before first-round vote trailing far-right and leftwing rivals
L’extrême droite se rapproche du pouvoir et la gauche radicale évoque l’esprit de 1936, aux dépens du bloc centriste
The far right scents an opportunity, the left evokes the spirit of 1936 and liberal democracy is squeezed in the middle
Surveys suggest French centrists are gaining ground, but still behind far-right party and leftwing bloc
Record number of proxy votes are expected to be cast as elections clash with holidays
Any victorious populists — and the EU’s new fiscal rules — face baptism of fire
French PM Gabriel Attal is face of centrist campaign in upcoming snap elections triggered by president
The chief risk is not reckless far-right economic policies but a president and prime minister so at odds that chaos follows
Both political forces have lavish spending plans that are spooking investors
Corporate leaders are more alarmed by leftwing alliance’s radical tax agenda than unfunded promises of far-right RN
Philip Lane says sell-off of country’s debt does not meet criteria to invoke central bank’s emergency powers
Leader has purged senior colleagues even as leftwing parties try to build a united front for parliamentary elections
Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says he will not insist on premiership if grouping wins most seats
Des doutes subsistent même dans le camp du président français quant à l’opportunité de convoquer des élections anticipées.
There are doubts even in the French president’s own camp about the wisdom of calling snap elections
President’s alliance could be squeezed out in run-offs between far left and far right, projections show
International Edition