2017 French legislative election — Parliamentary elections in France in 2017
LREM and MoDem's 350-seat majority reshaped France's parliament, collapsing traditional left-right party dominance after Macron's presidential victory.
Key Facts
- Total seats in National Assembly
- 577
- LREM outright majority seats
- 308 seats
- LREM + MoDem combined seats
- 350 seats
- New MPs elected (first term)
- 424 (75%)
- Socialist Party seats
- 30 seats
- Average MP age change
- 54 to 48 years
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Emmanuel Macron won the 2017 French presidential election representing his newly founded centrist movement La République En Marche!, creating momentum for a parliamentary majority to support his agenda and leaving the established Socialist and centre-right Republican parties severely weakened.
On 11 and 18 June 2017, France held two-round legislative elections to choose 577 members of the 15th National Assembly. LREM and its MoDem allies won 350 seats, including an outright LREM majority of 308, while the Socialists fell to 30 seats and Republicans to 112, marking historic lows for both traditional parties.
Macron's alliance secured a commanding parliamentary majority, enabling Prime Minister Édouard Philippe to form a second government by 21 June and the new legislature to convene on 27 June. The election set records for new parliamentarians (75%), women elected, and low voter turnout, signalling a broad realignment of French politics.
Political Outcome
LREM and MoDem won 350 of 577 seats, giving Macron a strong working majority; PS and LR recorded their lowest-ever results in legislative elections.
National Assembly dominated by centre-left (PS) and centre-right (LR) parties
Centrist LREM-MoDem alliance holds outright majority; traditional parties marginalized