* In 1986 there was only one round because for the first and only time in the Fifth Republic, the legislative elections were held under the proportional representation system (departmental single round), and not under the traditional majority system.
Results before 2002 come from previous reports.
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Abstention rate in parliamentary elections in France 1958-2024
Since 1997, the abstention rate during the French legislative elections has increased, going from around ** percent to **** percent in 2022, during the first round. However, on the 9th of June 2024, after the results of the European elections and the important score of the National Rally, France's first far-right party, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for legislative elections. French people showed their interest in that election, and the abstention rate fell to ** percent in the first round, the lowest level in 27 years. Â
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