Europeans 2024: Bardella in the lead, dissolution of the Assembly… What to remember from a historic electoral evening


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French citizens were called to the polls this Sunday, June 9, to elect their 81 MEPs in the European elections. The first official results fell at 8 p.m., and the RN list led by Jordan Bardella is well ahead with 31.9% of the votes, according to the latest estimates from OpinionWay for Europe 1, CNews and The JDD.

The main information:

  • The European elections take place this Sunday June 9 in France
  • The RN list led by Jordan Bardella given well in the lead with nearly 32% of the votes, Valérie Hayer in 2nd position with 14.7%
  • Emmanuel Macron announces to dissolve the National Assembly, and brings together his government at 10 p.m., according to information from Europe 1
  • Participation amounts to 52.5%, according to estimates from OpinionWay for Europe 1, CNews and The JDD

Éric Zemmour calls for “the broadest union of the rights”

The president of Reconquest! Eric Zemmour called on Sunday the RN and LR for “the broadest union of the rights” in view of the legislative elections caused by the dissolution of the National Assembly, decided by Emmanuel Macron after the victory of the RN in the European elections. The former candidate for the 2022 presidential election underlined his “great joy at obtaining our first elected representatives” for the young far-right movement, credited according to him with 5.30% of the votes at the end of the evening, this which would give him five MEPs.

“Choosing the extreme right is choosing the weakening of the country”, reacts Valérie Hayer

The head of the list for the presidential majority, Valérie Hayer spoke around 10 p.m. after her second place (14.7% of the votes, according to the latest estimates), far behind Jordan Bardella’s list (nearly 32% of the votes). “Choosing the extreme right is choosing the weakening of the country,” she said.

Macron meets his government at 10 p.m.

Emmanuel Macron will convene his government at 10 p.m., according to information from Europe 1. The head of state announced a little earlier his intention to dissolve the National Assembly, shortly after the first results of the European vote giving a broad victory to the list led by Jordan Bardella.

“We are ready to exercise power if the French trust us,” says Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen said on Sunday that the National Rally was “ready to exercise power” following the legislative elections called for June 30 and July 7 following the dissolution of the National Assembly by the President of the Republic.

“We are ready to exercise power if the French trust us during these future legislative elections. We are ready to restore the country, ready to defend the interests of the French, ready to put an end to this mass immigration, ready to purchasing power of the French a priority, ready to begin the reindustrialization of the country”, insisted the far-right leader, on the evening of the overwhelming victory of the RN in the European elections.

Emmanuel Macron dissolves the National Assembly

In his speech on the evening of the results of the European elections, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would dissolve the National Assembly while the far right came well ahead. The first and second rounds will take place on June 30 and July 7 respectively, he added. Timing consistent with the Constitution.

“I will sign in a few moments the decree convening the legislative elections which will be held on June 30 for the first round and July 7 for the second,” declared the Head of State in a televised address after the announcement of the results. . The outcome of the European vote “is not a good result for the parties which defend Europe”, “the rise of nationalists and demagogues is a danger for our nation”, he added.

Stéphane Séjourné, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared to AFP that the majority “will not present a candidate” against outgoing deputies “part of the Republican field” during these next legislative elections.

The European elections are “the start of a long road to rebuild the right”, according to François-Xavier Bellamy

The European elections are “the start of a long road to rebuild the right”, reacted Sunday François-Xavier Bellamy, LR leader, who won 6.8% according to estimates. “I know the immensity of the work to be accomplished,” he said, especially since “many thought that we would no longer be in the European Parliament, that the right would disappear from French public life.”

Marie Toussaint (EELV) deplores a “bitter defeat” for ecology “which opens the door to all risks”

The head of the Ecologist list Marie Toussaint deplored on Sunday a “dry, bitter defeat” for an “ecology at half mast” during the European elections which opens, according to her, “the door to all risks”. “Faced with the war waged on ecology, we held firm, but we are moving backwards and we are clearly moving backwards,” admitted the environmentalist candidate, explaining that she had underestimated “the strength of the lobbies and the cultural battle that is constantly being waged against us and against the living.”

For Manon Aubry, the Europeans mark the “defeat and the scathing rout of macronism”

The results of the European elections mark the “defeat and the scathing rout of Macronism”, launched the head of the LFI list Manon Aubry on Sunday, believing that Valérie Hayer’s “historically low” score “sanctions an unjust and authoritarian policy”. “It is obvious that the country wants to turn the page on the Macron era,” she reacted, adding that “this page must not be turned with the National Rally”, which emerged as the winner of the election.

Glucksmann says he is “proud” of his score but is “not in the mood to celebrate” after the RN score

The head of the PS-Place Publique list Raphaël Glucksmann said on Sunday he was “proud” of his third place in the European elections, without having “the soul to celebrate” due to the score of the far-right lists. “Today, the extreme right represents 40% in France,” he declared to his supporters, referring to “a wave which is deeply shaking our democracies”. “We will stand up to them in Europe,” he insisted in his speech at his campaign HQ in Paris.

At the same time, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, declared Sunday evening that President Emmanuel Macron, “elected twice to block the far right”, is now “disqualified”. “It has never happened that a party in power is less than half that of its main competitor and in this case, the far right,” he added after the victory of the National Rally in the European elections.

Jordan Bardella asks Emmanuel Macron to organize new legislative elections

Shortly after the announcement of the first estimates, the head of the RN list Jordan Bardella called on President Emmanuel Macron to organize new legislative elections. This is what he declared on Laurence Ferrari’s microphone on Thursday in Europe 1 Morning. “If I come out on top on Sunday evening, I will ask for one thing: the dissolution of the National Assembly,” he warned. Furthermore, Jordan Bardella affirmed that the RN welcomed this result with “humility”, “gravity” and “spirit of very high responsibility”.

Jordan Bardella’s list given at the top at 32.6%, Valérie Hayer 2nd with 14.7%

According to the first OpinionWay estimates for Europe 1, CNews and The JDD, the National Rally list led by Jordan Bardella is well at the top of the ballot with 31.9% of the votes. The list of the presidential majority led by Valérie Hayer comes in 2nd position with 14.7%, followed by that of the PS-Place publique of Raphaël Glucksmann with 14.1%.

Then, still according to the first estimates, the lists of Manon Aubry (LFI, 8.8%), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR, 7%), Marie Toussaint (EELV, 5.5%) and Marion Maréchal ( Reconquest!, 5.4%) registered MEPs. At the same time, the abstention rate reached 47.50%.

Credits: Europe 1

Further away, and not qualified for the European Parliament, follow the list of the French Communist Party led by Léon Deffontaines (2.5%), Rural Alliance under the aegis of Jean Lassalle (2.1%), that of the Animalist Party led by Hélène Thouy (1.9%), Lutte Ouvrière led by Nathalie Arthaud (0.4%) and the New Anti-Capitalist Revolutionary Party of Selma Labib (0.1%).





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