Thirty-eight lists were candidates for the European elections which took place in France this Sunday, June 9, 2024. Find the results and the analyses of the editorial staff of “Les Echos”.
The 2024 European elections, held from June 6 to 9, allowed the 450millions of citizens from 27 countries EU members to elect the 720 members of the European Parliament for five years. These MEPs, together with the EU governments, vote on laws that govern common policies and the European market. And choose the president of the European Parliament and then the president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive body.
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French voters were called to elect 81 of the 720 members of the European Parliament, i.e. 2 more MEPs compared to 2019. In France, the voting method for European elections is direct universal suffrage in one round. Candidates are elected according to the rules of proportional representation by list ballot with the highest average. Lists that obtained more than 5% of the votes win a number of seats proportional to their number of votes. The lists are national.
The turnout was 51.49%, up 1.37 points from the 2019 election.
The National Rally (RN) of Jordan Bardella won a historic victory, dealing a slap to Emmanuel Macron’s camp. The RN obtained, according to the final results 31.37% of the votes (30 MEP seats), far ahead of the presidential majority list.
The Macronists with the list led by Valerie Hayer nevertheless saved second place, with 14.60% (13 seats), just ahead Raphael Glucksmann (PS-Place publique) which registered 13.83% (13 seats), more than double its 2019 result. Behind, La France insoumise led by Manon Aubry improved its score slightly compared to previous European elections with 9.89% (9 seats).
Lead by François-Xavier BellamyThe Republicans party failed to do better than 7.25% (6 seats).
Big surprise of the 2019 election with 13.5% of the vote for Yannick Jadot, the ecologist list, led this year by Mary Toussaintnarrowly escaped the debacle with 5.50% (5 seats), with a score barely above the fateful 5% mark.
The Reconquest list of Marion Maréchal (5.47%, 5 seats), is also just above the 5% needed to send MEPs to the European Parliament.
Out of 38 lists, a record, only six won MEPs.
Emmanuel Macron, during his speech on June 10, 2024.Jeanne Accorsini / SIPA
After these European elections which were very harsh for his camp, Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the holding of early legislative elections on June 30 and July 7. A big leap into the unknown.
