French legislative elections

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French legislative elections are nationwide polls held to choose the members of the National Assembly, the lower house of France’s Parliament.

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instanceOf election
national election
parliamentary election
administrativeAuthority Ministry of the Interior of France
ballotType secret ballot
campaignFinance subject to spending limits
subject to transparency rules
campaignPeriod regulated by French electoral law
canBeCalledBy President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France
chamberType lower house
country France
earlyDissolutionPossible yes
electoralDistricts legislative constituencies
electoralRegister French electoral roll
elects deputies
lower house of the French Parliament
members of the National Assembly
firstElectionUnderCurrentRepublic 1958 French legislative election
firstRoundRequirement absolute majority of votes cast and at least 25% of registered voters
language French
legalFramework Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: French Constitution of the Fifth Republic
legislativeBody National Assembly of France
levelOfGovernment national
mainOutcome determines parliamentary majority
mainPoliticalActors independent candidates
party coalitions
political parties
notableFeature can produce cohabitation between President and parliamentary majority of different political orientation
numberOfSeats 577
oversightBody National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing
politicalConsequence influences appointment of the Prime Minister
shapes government coalition
regularity normally held every five years
relatedChamber Senate of France
relatedInstitution Parliament of France
surface form: French Parliament
rounds up to two rounds
seatType deputy
secondRoundEligibility candidates with at least 12.5% of registered voters
secondRoundWinner candidate with the most votes
suffrage universal suffrage
supervisingAuthority Constitutional Council of France
termLength 5 years
voterEligibility French citizens aged 18 or over
votingMethods in-person voting
proxy voting
votingSystem majoritarian system
single-member constituencies
two-round system

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