The 16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic (french: XVI
e législature de la Cinquième République française) was elected in the
2022 French legislative election
Legislative elections in France were held on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The elections took place following the 2022 French presidential election, which was held in A ...
. It was preceded by the
15th legislature.
Composition of the executive
*
President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...
:
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
(
LREM
Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...
), since 14 May 2017
Membership
For the first time since the
1988 legislative election, the incumbent President of France failed to earn a parliamentary majority in the National Assembly. The 2022 legislative election was widely seen as a severe blow for Emmanuel Macron.
Both the outgoing
President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand
Richard Ferrand (; born 1 July 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th const ...
and leader of the
La République En Marche!
Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...
party in the National Assembly
Christophe Castaner
Christophe Castaner (; born 3 January 1966) is a French politician, former minister of parliament, and former Minister of the Interior from 16 October 2018 to 6 July 2020. In 2017, he was elected for a 3 year term as chairman (''délégué géné ...
lost their seats. The position of
Élisabeth Borne
Élisabeth Borne (; born 18 April 1961) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since May 2022. She is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance.
A civil engineer, government official and manager of sta ...
as
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
was put into question following the election result. On 21 June 2022, she offered her resignation to President Macron, who refused to accept it.
On 28 June 2022,
Yaël Braun-Pivet
Yaël Braun-Pivet (; born 7 December 1970) is a French lawyer and politician who has served as President of the French National Assembly since 28 June 2022. She is the first woman to hold this position. A member of La République En Marche (LREM ...
was elected to succeed Ferrand as President of the National Assembly.
"Yaël Braun-Pivet élue Présidente de l'Assemblée nationale"
National Assembly of France (in French), 28 June 2022.
Hemicycle Elections Juin 2022.svg, Composition of the National Assembly following the 2022 election according to Ministry of the Interior candidate labels
XVI French NA with all parties.svg, Composition of the National Assembly with all parties shown separately
See also
* Candidates in the 2022 French legislative election
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References
{{legislatures of the French Fifth Republic
2022 French legislative election
National Assembly (France)
2020s in French politics