They initially had 6,290 candidates, 1148 to pass to the second round, and 577 to be finally elected. According to the Interior Ministry, 245 deputies belong to the presidential majority coalition, 131 to Nupes, 89 to the National Rally, 64 to the Republicans և UDI, and finally 48 to the rest. But apart from the results of the political groups, what is the face of the new congress?
Age: A broken record in two “2000” assemblies
In case of less than 5% of the votes, neither the oldest nor the youngest candidate will pass the first round. At the age of 18, Republican candidate Rafael Rosa was able to focus on his undergraduate degree, which he was reviewing at the same time as his campaign.
The youngest of the deputies are actually 21 years old, which is a record. Prior to that, the title was held by Marion Marshall, who in 2012 at the age of 22 won the 3rd round of Voclus. He is now being replaced by Nupes-backed separatist Thematy Le Gayik in the first constituency of French Polynesia. The latter performs the feat of flipping the cards between the first and second rounds. His rival, Nicole Bhutto, the presidential majority who was the foreign minister’s foreign minister, won 42% of the vote on June 12. One week later, he lost by 672 votes. The youngest person in two months was Louis Boyard, the former president of the UNL High School Student Union and a member of the media, who has since become a student. He is winning today in the 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne, also in Nupes.
The deputies are 49 years old on average, that is, the average age of the candidates introduced by the ensemble during a year. և Republicans. The youngest are in Nupes և RN (average 45 years old). The three elected deputies of the UDI are the oldest (average 67 years old). The eldest of them bypasses the dean of the congress for a year, Jose Gonzalez, one of the many new deputies of the National Rally.
Sex Equality of bids, differences in results
For this new legislature, the number of women in the Assembly is reduced by 9 deputies. 2017 was a record year: 224 women or 38.8% of 577 deputies were elected. Of the major parties, it is in the RN, where the difference between the proportion of women candidates and the proportion of women elected over men is the largest. It is a sign that the male candidates of the party are doing better than the female candidates.
The law of June 6, 2000, which has been reinforced over the years, obliges political parties to nominate an equal number of women and men in legislative elections. However, this does not affect the constituencies chosen for the candidates of each party, which may be more or less favorable for them. This, among other sociological factors, may explain the discrepancy between the number of female candidates nominated and the number of female candidates selected.
Profession. The executive is over-represented in the assembly
Among the most current candidates, the executive, representing 21.6% of French people, is the most represented social-professional category in the Assembly (27%). Then come the liberal professions (13%), followed by retirees (11%). Conversely, staff and students are underrepresented compared to the initial number of candidates. Four of the 168 nominees will sit in the assembly (two Nupes, two RNs), while only two of the 208 student candidates have been elected. the youngest in history. Another deputy, whose profession is unique in the Assembly. Franco-Ivorian Rachel Keke, who beat Roxana Marachinianu, the former Minister of Sports of Emanuel Macron, in the 7th constituency of Val-de-Marne. She was the symbol of the 22-month strike of the maids at the Ibis Batignolles Hotel.
Source: Le Figaro
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