2024 Snap Elections
June–July 2024 — the dissolution gamble that produced a hung parliament.
The gamble
On 9 June 2024, after his coalition’s poor result in the European elections, Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called snap legislative elections — betting that voters would block the far right and return him a workable majority.
The two rounds — 30 June and 7 July 2024
The results, by the Interior Ministry’s candidate classification:
| Bloc | Seats |
|---|---|
| Nouveau Front populaire (left alliance) | 180 |
| Ensemble (Macron’s coalition) | 159 |
| RN-supported candidates | 142 |
| Les Républicains | 39 |
No bloc reached the 289-seat absolute majority. (Media groupings differ slightly from the Interior Ministry’s classification; this page uses the Ministry’s figures throughout.)
The aftermath
France was left with a hung parliament and no natural governing majority. The months that followed saw a succession of short-lived governments — Attal’s caretaker period, Barnier (September–December 2024), Bayrou (from December 2024) — and a presidency constrained to arbitration rather than direction. As of September 2026, Sébastien Lecornu leads a minority government (Reuters, 16 September 2026).
Source notes
Dissolution date, round dates, and seat figures follow the Interior Ministry’s published classification and contemporaneous reporting. Media seat totals vary by grouping; the classification used is identified here rather than mixed. Current government status is per Reuters, 16 September 2026.