{"id":2289813,"date":"2024-07-06T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-french-assembly-elections-what-to-know-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T09:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T13:00:01","slug":"second-round-of-french-assembly-elections-what-to-know-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-round-of-french-assembly-elections-what-to-know-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Second round of French Assembly elections: What to know &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-round-of-french-assembly-elections-what-to-know-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the upcoming \u200bsecond round of French Assembly elections, providing \u200bdetails on the date of the election and what \u200dis at stake. It explains the background of the election, including the first round of\u2062 voting and the parties involved. The article \u200dexplores \u200dthe potential outcomes of the election and the implications for the future \u2062of French\u2064 politics. The upcoming second round \u200cof French \u200dAssembly elections is set\u2064 to\u2063 take place on June 27th. This\u2063 election\u200d will determine \u200dwhich \u2062party or coalition will have the majority in \u200dthe National Assembly,\u2063 the lower house of the French Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>In the first round of voting, which \u2063took place on June\u2062 20th,\u2064 no party or coalition garnered enough support to secure an \u200coutright\u2062 majority. \u2063The \u200cresults saw President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s La R\u00e9publique En Marche party falling short of expectations, while the\u2064 traditional parties like Les R\u00e9publicains \u2062and the Socialist Party made significant gains.<\/p>\n<p>The second \u2063round of voting will see \u2062a run-off between the \u2062top two candidates \u2064in each constituency where no candidate received over 50% of\u2063 the vote\u200d in the first round. This means that alliances \u200dand strategic voting \u2063will \u200bplay\u2062 a crucial role\u2062 in determining the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n<p>The stakes are high in this election, as the party \u2064or coalition\u2063 that secures\u2062 a majority \u200bin the National Assembly will have \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-political-activism-and-influence-of-bill-gates\/\" title=\"The Political Activism And Influence of Bill Gates\">significant influence<\/a> on the direction of French politics. With Macron&#8217;s popularity\u200d waning\u2064 and the\u200b rise of populist and far-right parties, the outcome of the election could have far-reaching implications for the future\u200d of France.<\/p>\n<p>the second \u2064round \u2063of \u200dFrench Assembly elections promises to be \u2062a pivotal moment in French politics, with the potential to reshape the political landscape of the country. The results\u200b will be closely watched by \u2062both domestic and\u2062 international observers, as they\u200c will have \u2062a significant impact on the future of France \u2064and its role in the European Union.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Second round of French Assembly elections: What to know<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jack-birle\/\">Jack Birle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T08:54:07-04:00\">July 6, 2024 8:54 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696131\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"France\">France<\/a> will head to the polls for a second round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voting<\/a> to determine the course of the country\u2019s future \u2014 or at least the makeup of its National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The hard right in the country saw victories in the first round of voting, after a dominant victory in European Parliament elections in the country last month, but recent actions from some coalitions are seeking to stop the National Rally\u2019s momentum. Here is what to know about the high stakes election in France that could move the country rightward politically \u2014 days after a pivotal election in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/United-Kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United Kingdom<\/a> moved the country to the left.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the election?<\/h2>\n<p>The first round of the French parliamentary elections was held on June 30, with the second \u2014 and final \u2014 round being held on Sunday, July 7.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3033784\/french-president-macron-calls-a-snap-legislative-election-after-defeat-in-eu-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"snap election\">snap election<\/a> was called by French President Emmanuel Macron shortly after the hard right won the most seats in France\u2019s European Parliament elections at the beginning of June. Macron\u2019s reasoning for calling the election was that he believed the French public would reject the hard right, but his attempt to stymie the National Rally\u2019s momentum could backfire spectacularly weeks ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Olympic Games<\/a> in Paris \u2014 when the world will turn its attention to the country.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is at stake?<\/h2>\n<p>The members of parliament are elected to five-year terms, meaning the results of the election will decide the makeup for France\u2019s legislative chamber for potentially the next five years. Snap elections, like the one occurring this year, may be called \u2014 but the makeup of the parliament voted in will hold for at least one year due restrictions on how often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-johnson-survives-no-confidence-vote\/\" title=\"Boris Johnson Survives \u2018No Confidence\u2019 Vote\">snap elections<\/a> may be called.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron stand in the voting booth before voting in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, northern France, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Yara Nardi, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the French public rejects Macron\u2019s centrist platform in favor the hard right National Rally again, it would be another bruising defeat for the man who was elected to a second term as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> two years ago. The size of the victory for the winning coalition will also determine what direction the country\u2019s legislature takes for the near future.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened in the first round of voting?<\/h2>\n<p>In the first round of voting, the National Rally won the most votes with roughly 33.2% of the vote total, followed by the hard left New Popular Front with roughly 27.9%, and Macron\u2019s centrist Ensemble with roughly 20.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 577 seats in the National Assembly up for election, only 76 seats were filled via a candidate winning outright in the first round of voting. The National Rally won 39 seats, the New Popular Front won 32 seats, while Ensemble only won two, among those 76 seats.<\/p>\n<p>For the remaining seats there will be either a two-way runoff, or a runoff with the top two candidates in the first round along with those who received more than 12.5% in the first round. In runoffs where there are more than two candidates, the hard right candidates are expected to see a boost.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is expected to happen?<\/h2>\n<p>Pollsters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-04\/le-pen-set-to-fall-short-of-majority-in-france-polling-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"projecting\">projecting<\/a> that the National Rally will win the most seats after Sunday\u2019s election, but that they will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">fall short<\/a> of the 289 needed for a majority in the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the hard right\u2019s strong showing in the first round, several third place hard-left and centrist candidates withdrew from the second round in a bid to hurt National Rally\u2019s chances of winning an outright majority. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 200 candidates have dropped out as part of the plan to block the hard right.<\/p>\n<p>Results from the French elections are expected to be known by end of day Sunday, and could be the latest instance of a right-wing party rising into power in Europe in recent years.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696131\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696131\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second round of French Assembly elections: What you need to know<\/p>\n<p>Voters in France will participate in a second round of voting to determine the composition of the National Assembly. The hard right in France experienced success in the first round of voting, following a strong showing in the European Parliament elections. However, efforts from certain coalitions are aiming to halt the momentum of the National Rally. Here is a summary of the crucial election in France, which could potentially shift the country towards the right politically, following a recent leftward movement in the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p>The second and final round of the French parliamentary elections will take place on Sunday, July 7, following the first round on June 30. French President Emmanuel Macron called for the snap election after the hard right secured the most seats in the European Parliament elections in early June. The outcome of the election will determine the composition of France&#8217;s legislative chamber for the next five years. If the hard right prevails again, it would be a significant setback for Macron, who was re-elected as president two years ago. The size of the winning coalition&#8217;s victory will also influence the direction of the country&#8217;s legislature in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>In the first round of voting, the National Rally received the most votes with approximately 33.2%, followed by the New Popular Front with around 27.9%, and Macron&#8217;s centrist Ensemble with about 20.7%. Only 76 out of the 577 seats in the National Assembly were filled in the first round, with the National Rally winning 39 seats, the New Popular Front securing 32 seats, and Ensemble only obtaining two seats. The remaining seats will be decided through two-way runoffs or runoffs involving the top two candidates from the first round, along with those who received more than 12.5% of the vote. Polls suggest that the National Rally is likely to win the most seats in the second round, but may fall short of the majority needed in the chamber. Several third-place hard-left and centrist candidates have withdrawn from the second round in an effort to prevent the National Rally from achieving a majority. Results from the French elections are expected to be announced by the end of Sunday, potentially marking another instance of a right-wing party gaining power in Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2289814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/france-election-july-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5777,34049,5894,34050,32076],"class_list":["post-2289813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-france","tag-french-assembly-elections","tag-politics","tag-second-round","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/france-election-july-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}