National Assembly
You’re at the Assemblée nationale, the lower house of France’s bicameral Parliament under the Fifth Republic, with the Sénat as the upper house. Its legislators are called députés, and the chamber counts 577 of them—each elected in a two-round system from single-member constituencies. That structure means a bare majority requires 289 seats. The National Assembly term lasts five years, but it can be ended early if the president of France dissolves it—though that option was effectively made rarer after a 2000 constitutional referendum reduced the presidential term from seven to five years. In 2024, that dissolution was triggered after the announcement of European Parliament election results. The president presides over the body; today, that role is held by Yaël Braun-Pivet, with vice presidents drawn from across the political spectrum. …
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