2024 Elections Hub

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At a glance

On 9 June 2024, President Macron announced a snap election and dissolution of the National Assembly following the results of the European Parliament elections which took place on 6-9 June 2024.

The parliamentary elections took place on 30 June and 7 July 2024.

Following the second round votes, the New Popular Front (NFP) – an alliance of the France Unbowed party, Socialists, Greens and Communists led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon –  won 182 seats in the lower house National Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance won 168 seats and National Rally 143 seats.

France has a bicameral parliament comprising the National Assembly with 577 deputies who serve five-year terms and are elected by a two-round majority vote in each constituency, and the upper house Senate which has 348 members serving six-year terms.

The President is directly elected by popular vote and serves a five-year term.

France has a population of 64.9 million and around 48.5 million registered voters. Turnout in the 2024 election was 66.6%.

30 Jun 2024

Election Date

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With a dedicated team of 42 partners and over 190 lawyers based in Paris, we are one of the few legal practices across Europe with true strength and depth across all of the key areas of practice including regulatory, public law, corporate, commercial, investigations and compliance, litigation and arbitration, employment, EU regulation, finance, tax, intellectual property, and real estate. 

Our Paris office has a strong track record of acting and advising a wide variety of clients in various sectors, including public and private companies, financial institutions, government agencies, regulatory authorities, and business leaders, on complex regulatory issues. We ensure that their businesses and operations comply with current regulations, and we work with them to tackle future challenges thanks to our extensive knowledge of and relations with government and regulatory institutions.

  • Advising several solar producer associations on their appeal to the French Council of State against measures to reduce feed-in tariffs for solar electricity for certain installations.
  • Advising numerous clients in the life sciences and financial services sectors on issues relating to the registration and reporting of public affairs and lobbying activities under EU and national lobbying regulations in multiple EU jurisdictions.
  • Assisting a leading smartwatch manufacturer on exchanges with French authorities to challenge the classification of its smartwatch functionalities as a medical device.
  • Advising a major granting authority in the context of a claim for compensation from the holder of a transport infrastructure contract, on various pre-litigation, litigation and amicable settlement of disputes issues, including drafting of memoranda, leading negotiations, support in judicial mediation and drafting a transactional agreement.
  • Advising several wine producers, the European Commission and the French government on protected geographical indications in relation to new internet extensions.
  • Advising the French Ministry of Defence in relation to its €1000m greenfield New Headquarters PPP project (Balard 'French Pentagon').
  • Advising the Government of Côte d'Ivoire on the concession agreement entered into with the national security stockpiling of oil company.
  • Advising a candidate in relation to the award of a public contract by the French General Direction of Armament relating to the purchase of an aircraft flight training centre and associated services.
  • Analysis of the risks related to the control and monitoring by the French authorities of the activities and employees in France of a US social network.
  • Advising several wine producers, the European Commission and the French government on protected geographical indications in relation to new internet extensions.
  • Advising a major granting authority in the context of a claim for compensation from the holder of a transport infrastructure contract, on various pre-litigation, litigation and amicable settlement of disputes issues, including drafting of memoranda, leading negotiations, support in judicial mediation and drafting a transactional agreement.

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