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DIRECT. Legislative, second round: polling stations open at 8 a.m. in mainland France

2022-06-19T05:52:35.464Z


Eight weeks after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, the rest of his term is at stake: will the president have a majority to govern or


The essential

  • It's D-Day for the final match of the legislative elections.

    1148 candidates are still running in 572 constituencies.

  • The French Overseas and those living abroad in America and the Caribbean voted yesterday. 

  • The hyper-personalization of the campaign leads to an observation: today, it is the Macron-Mélenchon duel that is being played out.

  • Beaune, Montchalin, Guerini, they are three ministers of weight to risk their morocco.

07:32

Secretary of State Justine Benin beaten in Guadeloupe

The suspense lasted throughout the counting, the two finalists being neck and neck, finally the Secretary of State in charge of the sea was beaten in the 2nd constituency of Guadeloupe.

Christian Baptiste, DVG, obtained 58.65% of the votes.

Justine Benin, 41.35%.

On June 11, Justine Benin came out on top with 31.31% of the vote.

She regretted the huge abstention: 71.77%, against 69.35% five years ago.

As a republican tradition recently recalled by the Elysée wants, she will have to resign.

07:20

The second round in numbers

  • 1,148 candidates are still in the running, including 655 men and 493 women

  • 572 seats to be filled

  • 370 candidates are incumbents

  • 70 leavers were eliminated in the first round 

  • 415 representatives of the outgoing majority

  • 380 Nupes representatives

  • 209 RN candidates

  • 71 for LR

  • seven triangulars will take place on Sunday, against only one in 2017

07:10

The end of suspense

We will not know it at 8 p.m.: the score promises to be tight and the projections, with the method of voting for the legislative elections, are very difficult to make.

But tonight, at bedtime, perhaps a little late, we will know for sure who has control of the lower house of Parliament.

07:00

Good morning and good morning

A welcome freshness woke you up this morning?

Stay for the warmth of this live, we follow the course of the last election Sunday of the year. 

Source: leparis

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