The french legislative and presidential elections of 2007

Fondation Robert Schuman. The leftwing forces won The rightwing won The Socialist Party has also improved its score by 3. However these increases can mostly be explained by the low participation rate recorded during the first round and by the clear decline of the "small" parties. With 4. The Greens have also declined in comparison with the first round of the general elections on 9th June they won 3.

1946 french election

Finally the Natfar right has collapsed achieving 4. The participation rate was the lowest ever recorded under the Vth Republic: The inversion of the electoral calendar turned this election into one of consent, a simple repetition of the presidential election and the lack of stakes at play drove many voters from the ballot box since they believed that the election results had already been settled.

The self-absorbed contemplation of its defeat by the left also lent support to the electorate's intuition.