15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic
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15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic XVe législature de la Cinquième République française |
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| Founded | 21 June 2017 |
| Preceded by | 14th legislature |
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| Seats | 577 deputies |
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11 and 18 June 2017 |
The 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic (French: XVe législature de la Cinquième République française) is a parliamentary cycle that commenced on 21 June 2017 following the legislative elections on 11 and 18 June 2017. The party of the president Emmanuel Macron, La République En Marche! (REM), obtained an absolute majority of 308 deputies, alongside its ally, the Democratic Movement (MoDem), which secured 42 seats. The new deputies elected François de Rugy the President of the National Assembly when it first convened on 27 June. The legislative elections saw a record level of renewal, with only a quarter of deputies elected in 2012 also elected in 2017, and a significant increase in the representation of women and youth. With 7 planned parliamentary groups, it would be the most fragmented assembly since 1958.
It was preceded by the 14th legislature.
A record number and proportion of women were elected in the legislative elections, with 224 in total representing 38.8% of the National Assembly. This was a 11.9 percentage point increase over the previous legislature in which 155 women were elected deputies, representing 26.9% of the composition.
The average age of deputies in the 15th legislature was also significantly lower than that of the previous, at 48 years and 240 days compared to the previous legislature at 53 years and 195 days. The number of deputies under 30 years old soared from 4 to 29, while the number from 30 to 49 years old increased from 197 to 271, and the number of deputies between 60 and 69 years old was halved from 171 to 87.
Higher professions continued to remain dominant in the assembly despite these changes.
The legislative elections also saw a massive degree of renewal, with only a quarter of deputies elected in 2012 being re-elected in 2017; of the 354 outgoing deputies who stood for re-election, only 148 won. A total of 429 deputies elected to the 15th legislature were not elected in 2012. The renewal can be explained in part by the large number of outgoing deputies who did not seek to retain their seat: 223 deputies, representing 39% of the assembly. Of the 354 who did present themselves, 125 were eliminated in the first round on 11 June, 81 were defeated in the second round, and 148 were re-elected.
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