2024 European Parliament election in France

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2024 European Parliament election in France
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  2019 9 June 2024

All 81 French seats in the European Parliament
PartyLeaderCurrent seats
Bd'E Valérie Hayer 23
RN Jordan Bardella 18
EELV Marie Toussaint 12
LR François-Xavier Bellamy 8
LFI Manon Aubry 6
PS Raphaël Glucksmann 6
REC-CNIP Marion Maréchal 1
Independents 5

The 2024 European Parliament elections in France will be held as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. [1]

Contents

Background

The Borne government lost its majority in the 2022 French legislative election. [2]

Electoral system

A bill creating a single national constituency was approved by the National Assembly in a vote on the first reading on 20 February 2018, [3] and the Senate officially adopted the bill on 23 May 2018, [4] which was promulgated on 25 June after its validation by the Constitutional Council. [5]

Repportionment

As a result of Brexit, 27 seats from the British delegation were distributed to other countries in January 2020 (those elected in 2019, but not yet seated took their seats). [6] The other 46 seats were abolished with the total number of MEPs decreasing from 751 to 705 after that. [7] However for the 2024 election 15 of those abolished seats were reinstated with France electing two of those extra MEPs. [8]

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the French seats at the European Parliament as of 13 February 2024.

EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPs
Renew Europe
23 / 79
Renaissance 12
Democratic Movement 6
Radical Party 2
Horizons 2
Independent 1
Identity and Democracy
18 / 79
National Rally 18
Greens–European Free Alliance
12 / 79
The Ecologists 10
Regions and People with Solidarity 2
European People's Party
8 / 79
The Republicans 7
The Centrists 1
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
7 / 79
Socialist Party 3
Place Publique 2
Renaissance 1
New Deal 1
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
6 / 79
La France Insoumise 5
Republican and Socialist Left 1
European Conservatives and Reformists
1 / 79
Reconquête 1
Non-Inscrits
4 / 79
Independents 4
Total79
Source: European Parliament

Running parties

PartyEuropean PartyGroup2019 resultTop candidate
RN National Rally ID ID 23.3 Jordan Bardella [9]
E ALDE / EDP RE 22.4 Valérie Hayer [9]
LE The Ecologists – EELV EGP Greens-EFA 13.5 Marie Toussaint [9]
LR The Republicans EPP EPP 8.5 François-Xavier Bellamy [9]
LFI MLP The Left 6.3 Manon Aubry [9]
PS–PP Socialist PartyPlace Publique PES S&D 6.2 Raphaël Glucksmann [9]
PCF PEL The Left 2.5 Léon Deffontaines [9]
PA Animalist Party 2.2 Hélène Thouy [9]
MEI
  • Ecology Differently (L'EA)
  • Eco-citizen Rally (REC)
  • The Citizen Hive (LRC)
  • Citizen Movement for Animal Protection (MCPA)
1.8 [lower-alpha 1] Iris Nakov [10]
UPR Popular Republican Union 1.2 François Asselineau [9]
LO Lutte Ouvrière 0.8 Nathalie Arthaud [9]
LP The PatriotsVIA ECPM 0.7 Florian Philippot [9]
PP Pirate Party PPEU 0.1Carloline Zorn [9]
EDE Europe–Democracy–Esperanto EDE 0.1Laure Patas d'Illiers [9]
PF Federalist Party EFP 0.1Yves Gernigon [11]
ETE
Europe Territories Ecology
EFA / Volt Greens-EFA [lower-alpha 2] Guillaume Lacroix [9]
R!–CNIP ECR ECR Marion Maréchal [9]
NPA New Anticapitalist Party EACL Selma Labib [12]
LC
The Centre
Gilles Mentré
EaC Ecology at the Centre Jean-Marc Governatori [9]
EEEEquality Europe EcologyJuliette de Causans [13]
ÉquinoxeÉquinoxeMarine Cholley [9]
EEFair Europe Thierry-Paul Valette [9]
EPT
Positive Ecology and Territories
Yann Wehrling [9]
UdRResistance Union Francis Lalanne [14]
RES−FNC Résistons!National Hunters Federation Jean Lassalle [15]
RS Sovereign Republic TBA
PT Workers' Party Camille Adoue [9]
  1. Includes the result of the Urgence Écologie list, with which the Independent Ecological Movement run in 2019.
  2. PRG run with the Socialist Party list, RPS with the The Ecologists − EELV list and MDP with the Urgence Écologie list.

Opinion polling

Graphical summary

Opinion polls French European 2024.svg
Local regression of polls conducted
Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
LO
NI
NPA
Left
PCF
Left
LFI
Left
ND
S&D
PSPP
S&D
EELV
G/EFA
GE
NI
PRG
G/EFA [lower-alpha 1]
PS
diss.
EAC
G/EFA
ÉPT
Renew
PP
G/EFA
PA
Left
Ens.
Renew
AR NE
EPP
LR
EPP
DLF
ECR
UPR
NI
LP
NI
RN
ID
REC
ECR
OthersLead
FNC  [ fr ]
NI
R!
NI
Ifop 19–23 Apr 20241,3350.50.52.570.5127.50.521.51710.580.50.531.55.5114.5
Ifop 18–22 Apr 20241,3390.50.5270.5127.50.52217118<0.5131.55.50.514.5
Ifop 16–19 Apr 20241,3710.50.5280.511.57.50.51.5217.510.58<0.5131.55.50.514
OpinionWay 17–18 Apr 20241,021<137<1137<121191<1711297210
Ifop 15–18 Apr 20241,37610.52.58<0.511.57.50.51.51.517.50.50.58<0.51325.50.514.5
OpinionWay 16–17 Apr 20241,002148<1126<111192<1711296210
Ifop 13–17 Apr 20241,3640.50.52.57.50.511.57.5<0.521.517.50.50.58<0.5132.55.50.515
Ifop 12–16 Apr 20241,3490.5<0.537<0.5127.5<0.51.51.51810.58<0.50.532.560.514.5
Harris Interactive 12–15 Apr 20242,0050.50.538<0.51460.50.50.511620.570.513062.514
Ifop 11–15 Apr 20241,3260.5<0.537.5<0.5127<0.511.51810.58<0.5132.560.514.5
Ifop 9–12 Apr 20241,3470.50.538<0.512.56.50.511181<0.58.50.50.531.560.513.5
Ipsos 10–11 Apr 20241,50010.5370.51370.511.5160.50.26.511326.51.516
Cluster17 9–11 Apr 20241,1640.50.52.58.5112610.511.51710.561.51.5296212
Ifop 8–11 Apr 20241,3550.50.5380.512.560.511.5180.5<0.58.50.50.5316.50.513
Ifop 6–10 Apr 20241,3430.50.52.580.5125.50.51.5118.51<0.58.50.50.531.56.50.513
Ifop 5–9 Apr 20241,33510.537.5<0.5125.50.51.5118.50.5<0.580.51326.50.513.5
YouGov 3–9 Apr 20241,0282251261 [lower-alpha 2] 1119<172 [lower-alpha 3] 299210
Harris Interactive 5–8 Apr 20242,0181391260.51111710.570.50.53063.513
Ifop 4–8 Apr 20241,34310.537.50.5116.5<0.51219<0.5<0.57.50.51326113
OpinionWay 3–5 Apr 20241,509127127<1 [lower-alpha 2] 12192<181297210
Elabe 2–4 Apr 20241,5041.52.57.5128.50.52116.51<0.570.50.5305.53.513.5
Harris Interactive 28–29 Mar 20242,2201381360.50.50.511710.570.513162.514
BVA 27–28 Mar 20241,51810.52.57116<0.50.5<0.51201<0.583 [lower-alpha 3] 11305.5110
Harris Interactive 22–25 Mar 20242,0271371270.50.50.511810.5720.50.5306212
Ifop 19–20 Mar 20241,1120.5361170.51.51.52110.5720.50.53060.59
Harris Interactive 15–18 Mar 20242,1241281370.50.510.511810.5720.50.5306112
OpinionWay 13–14 Mar 20241,0081261181 [lower-alpha 2] 11201<183127637
Cluster17 8–9 Mar 20241,0160.5381080.51.511720.5731296212
Elabe 5–7 Mar 20241,504237.58.59.5<0.51.51.5171730.529.54.5312.5
YouGov 26 Feb7 Mar 20241,008126107<1 [lower-alpha 2] 1220163335313
Ipsos 1–6 Mar 202411,70013.5711.58.50.51.5180.572.50.50.53151.513
Ipsos 23 Feb5 Mar 20242,0003.0712.28.118.17.62.530.75.55.412.6
Ifop 29 Feb1 Mar 20241,34813.58981 [lower-alpha 2] 1219<0.51.5<0.581.50.5<0.5296110
BVA 27–28 Feb 20241,344237117<0.51.5<0.51.518 [lower-alpha 4] 0.50.5<0.5820.50.5306112
Odoxa 21–22 Feb 20241,0051.51.56118.5<0.519 [lower-alpha 5] 18.54307211
Stack Data Strategy 17–22 Feb 20247440.53.19.99.95.62.8 [lower-alpha 2] 15 [lower-alpha 6] 1.34.73.131.06.55.016.0
OpinionWay 14–15 Feb 20241,009<1371082 [lower-alpha 2] 1<1191<182127838
Elabe 7–9 Feb 20241,4261.52.5999.5<0.52216.51830.527.55311
Ifop 7–8 Feb 20241,3561.53.579.581.5 [lower-alpha 2] 1.51.519 [lower-alpha 5] 0.50.5<0.5710.50.5296.51.510
137.510.58.51 [lower-alpha 2] 1119 [lower-alpha 6] 11<0.57.51.51<0.528.561.59.5
13.5810.581.5 [lower-alpha 2] 1.51.518 [lower-alpha 4] 0.50.5<0.57.51.50.50.52861.510
YouGov 29 Jan7 Feb 20241,001128881 [lower-alpha 2] 1119 [lower-alpha 7] 162328313
Portland 24–31 Jan 202446923699114183336519
OpinionWay 17–18 Jan 20241,0191481062 [lower-alpha 2] 1120<1<18227737
Ifop 16–17 Jan 20241,3480.547.59.571.5 [lower-alpha 2] 1.5119 [lower-alpha 7] <0.50.5<0.56.52<0.50.5317112
Harris Interactive 12–15 Jan 20241,21713711812119 [lower-alpha 7] 182.52861.59
Ifop 12–15 Jan 2024875146.599120 [lower-alpha 7] 17.53306210
YouGov 8–15 Jan 20241,00422278920 [lower-alpha 8] 64307310
Cluster17 13–14 Jan 20241,209137.51180.51.5118 [lower-alpha 7] 17328.57210.5
Elabe 10–12 Jan 20241,4001.537.59.58.50.51.5118 [lower-alpha 8] 18.52.50.528.55310.5
Ifop 3–5 Jan 20241,0900.5361093 [lower-alpha 2] 2.51.517 [lower-alpha 8] 0.50.50.5820.50.5286.50.511
Odoxa 13–14 Dec 20231,0042.536.5960.521 [lower-alpha 8] 0.592316310
OpinionWay 13–14 Dec 20231361082 [lower-alpha 2] <1119<1<19327838
Ipsos 29 Nov12 Dec 202311,6911.537.510.59.50.520 [lower-alpha 8] 0.582.5286.528
Ifop 8–11 Dec 20231,0621.54.571081.518 [lower-alpha 8] 17.52.5307.5112
OpinionWay 15–16 Nov 2023237983 [lower-alpha 2] <1119<18228739
Ipsos 9–10 Nov 20231,412228.5101022 [lower-alpha 9] 622962.57
228.510.510.520 [lower-alpha 8] 6.5229639
Ifop 12–13 Oct 20231,51515998220 [lower-alpha 8] 8228628
159991.520 [lower-alpha 10] 8.52.528518
Ifop 30–31 Aug 20231,126151098221 [lower-alpha 8] 83256.51.54
2612 [lower-alpha 11] 10223 [lower-alpha 8] 9325722
159 [lower-alpha 12] 1081.521 [lower-alpha 8] 93256.514
Cluster17 16–19 Aug 20231,7131.5322.52.552.520.5 [lower-alpha 8] 732372.50.5
1.520.57.52.532.520 [lower-alpha 8] 7323.5723
1.525 [lower-alpha 13] 2.542.520 [lower-alpha 8] 7.5424721
125 [lower-alpha 14] 34320 [lower-alpha 8] 7.53.52471.51
223 [lower-alpha 15] 34.5321 [lower-alpha 8] 7.5324721
225 [lower-alpha 16] 2.54.52.520 [lower-alpha 8] 742471.51
Ifop 4–5 Jul 20231,0081489920 [lower-alpha 8] 11426716
Ipsos 16–26 Jun 202310,6311.548.5101021 [lower-alpha 8] 92.5246.533
22424 [lower-alpha 8] 10325751
1.559.51523 [lower-alpha 8] 92.5256.532
Elabe 19–21 Jun 20231,3971.528.59.51122.58.52.5265.52.53.5
1.524.52692.5275.541
Cluster17 17–19 May 20231,760241191119.5 [lower-alpha 8] 7.53246.53.54.5
22723 [lower-alpha 8] 8.5425.5731.5
Ifop 10–11 May 20231,3101510101019 [lower-alpha 8] 8325636
226 [lower-alpha 17] 22 [lower-alpha 8] 1132664Tie
Harris Interactive 5–9 May 20231,262223 [lower-alpha 18] 32613221553
119 [lower-alpha 18] 5632412220534
139101112312220533
2019 European election 26 May 20190.8 [lower-alpha 19] 2.56.36.213.51.8 [lower-alpha 20] [lower-alpha 21] [lower-alpha 22] 0.12.224.9 [lower-alpha 23] 8.53.51.20.623.37.10.9
  1. Alliance with R&PS and Volt France
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PRG and Bernard Cazeneuve's The Convention
  3. 1 2 Dupont-Aignan retires as of March 26
  4. 1 2 RE list led by Valérie Hayer, confirmed as candidate on February 29th
  5. 1 2 RE list led by Clément Beaune
  6. 1 2 RE list led by Julien Denormandie
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 RE list led by Olivier Véran
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RE list led by Stéphane Séjourné
  9. RE list led by Bruno Le Maire
  10. RE list led by Thierry Breton
  11. LFI–PS list led by Segolène Royal
  12. LFI list led by Segolène Royal
  13. NUPES list led by Marie Toussaint (EELV)
  14. NUPES list led by Manon Aubry (LFI)
  15. NUPES list led by Léon Deffontaines (PCF)
  16. NUPES list led by Olivier Faure (PS)
  17. NUPES list led by LFI and EELV
  18. 1 2 NUPES list led by EELV
  19. endorsed LO
  20. with MEI and MdP
  21. with PS
  22. with EELV
  23. incl. UDI with 2.50%

Projection of seats in the European Parliament

Polling firmDate NUPES RE
MoDem
Horizons
Renew
LR
EPP
RN
ID
REC
NIECR
Lead
PCF
Left
LFI
Left
PSPP
S&D
EELV
G/EFA
Ifop 11 Apr 2024711516729613
Elabe 7 Mar 20246–97–117–1215–206–927-330–67–13
Ipsos 5 Mar 2024611717728511
Odoxa 22 Feb 20245107–8177–828611
Odoxa 14 Dec 20236852082959
2019 European election 26 May 2019661323823Tie

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