16th legislature of the Fifth French Republic XVIe législature de la Cinquième République française | |
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History | |
Founded | 22 June 2022 |
Disbanded | 9 June 2024 |
Preceded by | 15th legislature |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 577 deputies |
Political groups | Government (250)
Support (45) Opposition (278)
Other
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Elections | |
Two-round system | |
Last election | 12 and 19 June 2022 |
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 June 9th 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, calling for snap elections planned for June 30th (1st round) and July 7th (2nd round).[1]
Main articles: Borne government and Attal government |
Main article: List of deputies of the 16th National Assembly of France |
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 Élisabeth 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]
Main article: List of by-elections to the 16th National Assembly of France |