The number of women elected is down slightly compared to the last elections. LR will again be the most penalized party for non-respect of parity.
The new National Assembly will have 215 women (37.26%) and 362 men (62.74%), i.e. a less feminized hemicycle than that resulting from the 2017 legislative elections (39%), according to a complete count by AFP of the 577 seats.
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In 2017, the outgoing National Assembly had never been so feminized, with some 39% of female deputies elected, 12 points more than in 2012, and more than triple than in 2002, when they represented barely 12%. Long behind, France then climbed to 33rd place in terms of parity, out of 185 countries ranked by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Parity laws have been a strong incentive
As in 2017, it is the LR group which is the least equal, with 18 women out of 61 elected (29.5%). Conversely, the left-wing alliance Nupes has 43.6% of women deputies. The presidential majority, which no longer enjoys an absolute majority, has 40.4% women and the RN 37.1%.
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The laws on parity, and their share of financial penalties, doubled in 2014 for parties presenting less than 50% of women, have been a strong incentive. For the period 2017-2022, it is already LR who had been the most penalized with in particular in 2021 a penalty of 1.78 million euros.
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