<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/06/17/0/0/6000/4000/664/0/75/0/d4614ef_2024-06-17t203736z-1066960890-rc28d8amf2a6-rtrmadp-3-france-election-campaign-left.JPG" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/06/17/0/0/6000/4000/664/0/75/0/d4614ef_2024-06-17t203736z-1066960890-rc28d8amf2a6-rtrmadp-3-france-election-campaign-left.JPG" alt="Parti Socialiste leader Olivier Faure at a Nouveau Front Populaire rally in Montreuil, June 17, 2024."> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">Parti Socialiste leader Olivier Faure at a Nouveau Front Populaire rally in Montreuil, June 17, 2024. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS </figcaption>

Olivier Faure, the head of the Parti Socialiste, claimed victory in his race for re-election in the first round of the legislative elections, Sunday, June 30. He obtained more than 53.42% of the votes in the 11th constituency of Seine-et-Marne, in the Paris region, meaning he is re-elected without a second round.

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Faure was one of the architects of the Nouveau Front Populaire, the alliance of left-wing parties that formed after President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections. He has held his seat in the Assemblée Nationale since 2012 and led the Socialists since 2018.

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Olivier Faure, the head of the Parti Socialiste, claimed victory as early as the first round of voting on Sunday night.{ai:summary}Socialist leader Olivier Faure re-elected in first round of legislative elections, claiming victory with over 53.42% of the votes. Faure part of left-wing alliance that surged after Macron's snap elections. #politics

French elections: Socialist leader re-elected in first round

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