France's party system in 2022

Knapp, A. (2022) France's party system in 2022. Modern and Contemporary France, 30 (4). pp. 495-515. ISSN 1469-9869 doi: 10.1080/09639489.2022.2134849

Abstract/Summary

The 2022 presidential election saw Emmanuel Macron win a widely-expected second term in a run-off against Marine Le Pen, confirming the demise of the pre-2017 party system. In the ensuing parliamentary elections, however, Macron’s party lost its majority, and the divided opposition forces staged a partial recovery. Most notably, the ‘republican front’, which had hitherto limited the far-right Rassemblement National’s access to elective office, crumbled. This article analyses the transformation and destabilization of France’s party system through the lenses of France’s electoral system, the evolution of socio-political cleavages, and the behaviour of key players before and during the election campaign.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/108674
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/09639489.2022.2134849
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Modern European Histories and Cultures Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > Languages and Cultures > French
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
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