The European elections held on June 9 significantly altered the make-up of the French delegation to the European Parliament. Since the first European elections in 1979, the far right has never been so strong. It has gained 13 MEPs (from 22 to 35) and now holds close to half the French seats in the European Parliament.

The center, led by the presidential coalition, shrank from 21 to 13 seats. On the left, the Greens lost seats (from 12 to 5), but the Socialists rose from 6 to 13 seats, while the radical left La France Insoumise (LFI) went from 6 to 9 seats.

In the rest of Europe, the far right does not boast as many gains. But its breakthrough has been clear since the 2019 election. The far right now takes up at least 105 seats (14.6% vs. 9.7% in 2019), becoming the third-largest presence, according to provisional data provided on Monday by the European Parliament – pending final results from Ireland (14 seats which will not change the outcome).

The Social Democrats and democratic right remain stable with 44.3% of seats (down from 44.7% in 2019). The 10.7% seats won by the centrists and liberals could enable them to renew the three-party coalition that dominated the previous legislature.