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Summary:
Information Guide focusing on the election for the European Parliament held in France on 9 June 2024, the preceding electoral campaign and its aftermath.
Further information:
This election takes place as part of the wider European Parliament elections held in June 2024 in the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU). A Bill creating a single national constituency was approved by France's National Assembly on 20 February 2018, and formally adopted by the Senate on 23 May 2018. It was promulgated on 25 June 2018 following the validation of the Constitutional Court. The country elects 81 of the 720 members of the European Parliament.
The months preceding the election were framed by the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) leading the opinion polls, in a wider context of gains by right-wing parties across the EU. On 25 April 2025, the French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at the Sorbonne setting out its vision for the future of the EU.
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- Commentary and Analysis
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European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): Commentary, 15/02/2024: Battle redux: Macron, Le Pen, and France’s European election campaign
https://ecfr.eu/article/battle-redux-macron-le-pen-and-frances-european-election-campaign/
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Politico, 16/02/2024: How France’s National Rally plans to take the European Parliament hostage
https://www.politico.eu/article/how-frances-national-rally-plans-to-take-the-european-parliament-hostage/
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Martens Centre for European Studies: News, 28/02/2024: The 2024 European Elections are a Crucial Vote for France’s Political Future
https://www.martenscentre.eu/news/the-2024-european-elections-are-a-crucial-vote-for-frances-political-future/
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Le Monde, 11/03/2024: 2024 European elections: Who is running in France?
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/03/11/2024-european-elections-who-is-running-in-france_6607965_8.html
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation: Country Reports, 14/03/2024: France ahead of the European elections
https://www.kas.de/en/country-reports/detail/-/content/france-ahead-of-the-european-elections
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The Guardian: Editorial, 21/04/2024: The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/21/the-guardian-view-on-the-french-left-divided-it-will-fall-and-fail-again
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Politico, 25/04/2024: More cash, less screen time: 5 policy takeaways from Macron’s Sorbonne speech
https://www.politico.eu/article/takeaways-france-emmanuel-macron-sorbonne-university-speech-cash-eu-ecb-nato-tiktok/
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France24: The Debate, 25/04/2024: More Europe or else? Macron lists 'mortal' dangers ahead of EU elections
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20240425-more-europe-or-else-macron-lists-mortal-dangers-ahead-of-eu-elections
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Europe): Strategic Europe: Commentary, 25/04/2024: Will Macron’s Vision for European Defense Gain Traction?
https://carnegieeurope.eu/europe/strategic-europe/2024/04/judy-asks-will-macrons-vision-for-european-defense-gain-traction?lang=en¢er=europe
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The Economist, 25/04/2024: “Our Europe can die”: Macron’s dire message to the continent
https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/04/25/our-europe-can-die-emmanuel-macrons-dire-message-to-the-continent
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Internationale Politik (IP) Quarterly: No 2/2024, 26/04/2024: Macron’s Battle for his European Legacy
https://ip-quarterly.com/en/macrons-battle-his-european-legacy
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Atlantic Council: Blogs: New Atlanticist, 29/04/2024: ‘Our Europe is mortal. It can die.’ Decoding Macron’s Sorbonne speech
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/our-europe-is-mortal-it-can-die-decoding-macrons-sorbonne-speech/
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London School of Economics (LSE): EUROPP Blog, 01/05/2024: France: the 2024 European Parliament elections – a pre-presidential election?
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2024/05/01/france-the-2024-european-parliament-elections-a-pre-presidential-election/
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The Guardian: Opinion, 01/05/2024: France has turned against Macron. Will Europe set the stage for President Le Pen?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/01/france-emmanuel-macron-europe-president-marine-le-pen
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Euronews, 03/05/2024: How will the French far right affect Europe if they win the election?
https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/03/how-will-the-french-far-right-affect-europe-if-they-win-the-election
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UK in a Changing Europe: Analysis, 03/05/2024: Macron’s Sorbonne speech: a last act in European politics
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/macrons-sorbonne-speech-a-last-act-in-european-politics/
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RFI News, 05/05/2024: How France will help decide the 2024 European elections
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240505-how-france-will-help-decide-the-2024-european-elections
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Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS): Podcast, 09/05/2024: Macron’s Sorbonne Speech, Previewing the EU Parliament Election, and a Conversation with Rebecca Christie
https://www.csis.org/podcasts/eurofile/macrons-sorbonne-speech-previewing-eu-parliament-election-and-conversation
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The Guardian: Opinion, 10/05/2024: In France, we’ve been desperate for a real alternative to Macron and Le Pen. Finally, he’s here
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/france-emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen-raphael-glucksmann
- News
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EurActiv, 01/02/2024: French Socialist Party’s EU election list deemed too elitist
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/french-socialist-partys-eu-election-list-deemed-too-elitist/
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Politico, 12/02/2024: French far right poised for record surge in EU election, poll shows
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-far-right-poised-record-surge-eu-parliament-election-poll-shows-bardella-national-rally/
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RFI News, 04/03/2024: French far right makes immigration focus of EU election campaign
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240304-france-s-far-right-rn-to-make-immigration-focus-of-its-eu-election-campaign
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Reuters, 04/03/2024: France's far-right RN makes immigration pillar of Europe poll campaign
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-far-right-rn-makes-immigration-pillar-europe-poll-campaign-2024-03-03/
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The Telegraph (UK), 04/03/2024: Le Pen’s party leader pledges to halt France’s ‘erasure from EU’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/04/national-rally-leader-halt-france-erasure-eu/
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France24, 09/03/2024: Macron's coalition blasts far right at EU election campaign launch
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240309-macron-s-coalition-blasts-far-right-at-eu-election-campaign-launch
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EurActiv, 12/03/2024: EU elections: French far-right exceeds 30%, widens gap with Macron’s Renaissance – polls
https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/eu-elections-french-far-right-exceeds-30-widens-gap-with-macrons-renaissance-polls/
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Deutsche Welle, 12/04/2024: France fights disinformation as Olympics, elections loom
https://p.dw.com/p/4eVWW
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Euronews, 15/04/2024: French right-wing candidate for EU elections campaigns on immigration at border city of Menton
https://www.euronews.com/2024/04/15/french-right-wing-candidate-opposes-eu-migration-pact
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Politico, 17/04/2024: Macron is all talk, no action on Ukraine, says left-wing rival Glucksmann
https://www.politico.eu/article/left-wing-rival-slams-macron-as-being-all-talk-no-action-on-ukraine/
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EurActiv, 19/04/2024: Macron to give ‘Sorbonne II’ speech, hopes to give campaign momentum
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/macron-to-give-sorbonne-ii-speech-hopes-to-give-campaign-momentum/
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The Local (France), 24/04/2024: France's Macron in last-ditch bid to halt EU election battering
https://www.thelocal.fr/20240424/frances-macron-in-last-ditch-bid-to-halt-eu-election-battering
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Politico, 25/04/2024: Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats
https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-europe-china-competition-protectionism-geopolitics/
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France24, 25/04/2024: ‘Mortal’ Europe needs to scale up defence, says Macron in keynote speech
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240425-macron-to-outline-vision-for-independent-stronger-europe-in-keynote-speech
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EurActiv, 25/04/2024: ‘Strategic failure’: France’s Raphaël Glucksmann takes aim at Macron’s geopolitics
https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/strategic-failure-frances-raphael-glucksmann-takes-aim-at-macrons-geopolitics/
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BBC News, 25/04/2024: Europe risks dying and faces big decisions - Macron
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68898887
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Le Monde, 26/04/2024: Macron's grand ambitions for Europe ahead of EU elections
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/26/macron-s-grand-ambitions-for-europe-ahead-of-eu-elections_6669584_4.html
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Euronews, 26/04/2024: EU elections: French far-right candidate launches his campaign but avoids confrontation
https://www.euronews.com/2024/04/26/eu-elections-french-far-right-candidate-launches-his-campaign-but-avoids-confrontation
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BBC News, 01/05/2024: European elections 2024: France's far right shows off star turn Fabrice Leggeri
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68931168
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Le Monde, 01/05/2024: Le Pen urges 'crushing' defeat of Macron in speech ahead of European elections
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/05/01/le-pen-urges-crushing-defeat-of-macron-in-speech-ahead-of-european-elections_6670109_5.html
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Le Monde, 03/05/2024: European elections: Macron pick Hayer fails to unnerve far-right Bardella in debate
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/05/03/european-elections-macron-pick-hayer-fails-to-unnerve-far-right-bardella-in-debate_6670310_5.html
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EurActiv, 03/05/2024: EU elections: France’s presidential majority unveils the first 30 names on its list
https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/eu-elections-the-presidential-majority-unveils-the-first-30-names-on-its-list/
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France24, 06/05/2024: European elections: One month ahead, the French badly need to start doing their homework
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240506-european-elections-one-month-ahead-the-french-badly-need-to-start-doing-their-homework
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Reuters, 09/05/2024: Economy scars voters in run-up to EU election
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/economy-scars-voters-run-up-eu-election-2024-05-09/
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Le Monde, 13/05/2024: Macron considers debating Le Pen to avoid European elections fiasco
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/05/13/macron-considers-debating-le-pen-to-avoid-european-elections-fiasco_6671305_5.html
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Le Monde, 13/05/2024: European elections: Macron's candidate says she was tricked into photo with 'neo-Nazi' group
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/05/13/european-elections-macron-s-candidate-says-she-was-tricked-into-neo-nazi-group-photo_6671328_5.html
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Euronews, 15/05/2024: EU election: French right-wing party launches its campaign
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/15/eu-election-french-right-wing-party-launches-its-eu-electio-campaign
- Official
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France: Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Étrangères: Élections européennes 2024
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/services-aux-francais/voter-a-l-etranger/elections-europeennes-2024/
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European Union: European Elections, 6-9 June 2024: How to vote in France
https://elections.europa.eu/en/how-to-vote/fr/
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France: LegiFrance: LOI n° 2018-509 du 25 juin 2018 relative à l'élection des représentants au Parlement européen
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/dossierlegislatif/JORFDOLE000036375020/
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Renew Europe EP Group: News, 25/02/2024: Valérie Hayer elected president of Renew Europe
https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2024-01-25/valerie-hayer-elected-president-of-renew-europe
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French Presidency (Élysée): Europe Speech (Sorbonne, 25 April 2024)
https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2024/04/24/europe-speech
- ESO Records
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European Sources Online: ESO Information Guide: European Parliament elections, 6-9 June 2024
https://www.europeansources.info/guide/european-parliament-elections-6-9-june-2024/
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Wikipedia: 2024 European Parliament election in France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_France
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