European elections in France 2009
The European elections in France 2009 took place on June 6th and 7th, 2009. It was part of the EU- wide European elections in 2009 , with 72 of the 736 seats in the European Parliament in France . Should the Lisbon Treaty come into force during the 2009-14 legislative period, two more French MPs will join the parliament. The election winner was the conservative Union pour un mouvement populaire (UMP) with 27.9% of the votes and 29 seats, a significant increase compared to the 2004 European elections . The Parti socialiste (PS), on the other hand, lost significantly and gained 16.5% of the votes (14 seats), which meant that they lost more than half of their seats. The largest percentage gains were made by the green electoral alliance Europe Écologie (EE), which more than doubled its number of votes and seats compared to the result of Les Verts 2004 and with 16.3% (14 seats) was only slightly behind the PS.
Electoral system
The election took place over two days, with June 6 only in the overseas territories of French Polynesia , Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon , Guadeloupe , Martinique , French Guiana , Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin , on June 7 in total rest of France was chosen.
The election took place according to proportional representation with a threshold clause of 5 percent in eight constituencies , namely the regions Nord-Ouest (10 parliamentarians), Ouest (9), Est (9), Sud-Ouest (10), Sud-Est (13) , Massif Central-Center (5), Île-de-France (13) and the overseas territories (3).
Starting position
In the 2004 European elections , 78 parliamentarians were elected in France, distributed as follows:
| Political party | MPs | Group in the European Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Parti socialiste (PS) | 31 | SPE |
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) | 17th | EPP-ED |
|
Union pour la démocratie française (UDF), since 2007 Mouvement démocrate (MoDem) |
11 | ALDE |
| Front national | 7th |
non-attached (temporarily ITS in 2007 ) |
| Les Verts | 6th | Greens / EFA |
| Parti communiste français (PCF) | 3 | GUE-NGL |
| Mouvement pour la France (MPF) | 3 | Ind / Dem |
Campaigning parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the European Parliament, a large number of other lists entered the European elections. At the same time, several parties had formed electoral alliances on various occasions in order to increase their chances of getting seats in the smaller constituencies.
Main parties
The lists that have run in all or most of the constituencies and that have been given certain opportunities for seats in polls include (politically, from left to right):
- Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA, successor party to the LCR founded in 2009), member of the European Anti-Capitalist Left ;
- Lutte ouvrière (LO, Trotskyist);
- Front de gauche , includes PCF (member of the European Left ), Parti de Gauche and some small parties;
- PS (member of the Party of European Socialists );
- Europe Écologie (Europe Ecology) , includes Les Verts led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Member of the European Greens ) and some independent candidates as Jose Bove and Eva Joly ;
- MoDem (member of the European Democratic Party , centrist);
- UMP (member of the European People's Party , liberal-conservative), supported by some small parties: Gauche Moderne and Nouveau Center ;
- Libertas , includes MPF and Chasse, pêche, nature et traditions (national conservative, "sovereignist");
- Debout la République (member of the EU Democrats , Gaullist), supported by some small parties;
- Front National , nationalist;
There were also numerous so-called dissident lists, which sometimes competed in several circles: The Parti de la France was z. B. supported by various dissidents of the Front National, the Association Communistes gathered opponents of the reform communist line of the PCF, or the Alliance écologiste indépendante (independent ecological alliance) set up a platform of the under the motto Notre énergie pour la Terre (Our power for the earth) bourgeois environmentalists and small parties who had not participated in the Europe Ecologie collection, such as the bourgeois animal rights activist Jean-Marc Gouvernatori, the co-founder of the Greens and former head of the “Fundis” in the party, Antoine Waechter , the bourgeois-ecological party Génération Ecologie and celebrities like singer Francis Lalanne and journalist Patrice Drevet.
Complete directory of candidate lists by constituency
The following are all candidate lists with their respective constituency top candidates:
Île-de-France
- List Jean-Pierre Mercier: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Omar Slaouti: NPA
- List Patrick Le Hyaric: Front de gauche (PCF)
- List Harlem Désir : PS
- List Daniel Cohn-Bendit : Europe Écologie (Verts)
- List Jean-Marc Governatori: Notre énergie pour la terre
- List Elisabeth Barbay: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Marielle de Sarnez : Modern
- List Marianne Cormier-Ranke: Newropeans
- List Michel Barnier : UMP
- List Jean-Pierre Enjalbert: Debout la République
- List Annick du Roscoät: CNI (national conservative)
- List Sabine Herold: Alternative Libérale
- List Jérôme Rivière: Libertas
- List Patrick de Villenoisy: Alliance royale
- List Dieudonné M'bala M'bala : List antisioniste
- List Jean-Michel Dubois: Front National
- Other: List Europe de Gibraltar à Jérusalem, List "Communistes" (PCF dissidents); List Citoyenneté Culture Européennes; List La terre sinon rien, le bonheur intérieur brut; List Europe décroissance; List Parti humaniste; List union of the gene; List Solidarité France; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List of cannabis sans frontière; List Pour une France et une Europe plus fraternelles.
North-East
- List Eric Pecqueur: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Christine Poupin: NPA
- List Jacky Hénin: Front de gauche (PCF)
- List Gilles Pargneaux: PS
- List Hélène Flautre : Europe Ecologie (Verts)
- List of Bernard Frau: Notre energy pour la terre
- List Jacques Borie: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Corinne Lepage : MoDem
- List Dominique Riquet : UMP
- List Thierry Grégoire: Debout la République (DLR)
- List of Frédéric Nihous : Libertas
- List Carl Lang : Le Parti de la France (PDF)
- List Marine Le Pen : Front national (FN)
- Others: "Communistes" list; List Europe décroissance; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List of CNI; List union of the gene.
Ouest
- List Valérie Hamon: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Laurence de Bouard: NPA
- List Jacques Généreux : Front de gauche (PG)
- List Bernadette Vergnaud : PS
- List Yannick Jadot : Europe Écologie (Verts)
- List Eva Roy: Notre energy pour la terre
- List Bert Schumann: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Bruno Blossier: Newropeans
- List Sylvie Goulard : MoDem
- List Christophe Béchu: UMP
- List Christian Lechevalier: Debout la République (DLR)
- List Philippe de Villiers : Libertas
- List Jean-Philippe Chauvin: Alliance royale
- List Brigitte Neveux: Front National
- Others: "Communistes" list; List La voix de la Bretagne en Europe ( Breton Autonomists ); List l'Europe c'est vous; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List union of the gene.
Est
- List Claire Rocher: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Yvan Zimmermann: NPA
- List Hélène Franco: Front de gauche (PG)
- List Catherine Trautmann : PS
- List Sandrine Bélier: Europe Écologie (Verts)
- List of guards: Notre énergie pour la terre
- List Fabien Tschudy: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List François Guérin: Newropeans
- List Jean-François Kahn : MoDem
- List Joseph Daul : UMP
- List Jean-Pierre Gérard: Debout la République (DLR)
- List Christian Braga: L'Europe, c'est vous
- List Christophe Beaudouin: Libertas
- List Sandrine Pico: Alliance royale
- List Bruno Gollnisch : Front National
- Others: "Communistes" list; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List Europe décroissance; List Parti humaniste.
Sud-Ouest
- List Sandra Torremocha: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Myriam Martin: NPA
- List Jean-Luc Mélenchon : Front de gauche (PG)
- List of squad Arif : Changer l'Europe maintenant (PS)
- List José Bové : Europe Ecology (Verts)
- List Patrice Drevet: Notre energy pour la terre
- List Raymond Faura: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List David Carayol: Newropeans
- List Robert Rochefort : Modern
- List Dominique Baudis : UMP
- List Henri Temple: Debout la République (DLR)
- List Douce de Franclieu: L'Europe, c'est vous
- List Eddy Puyjalon: Libertas
- List Louis Aliot: Front National
- List Jean-Claude Martinez : L'Europe de la vie-Parti de la France
- Others: List of Euskal Herriaries Alde; "Communistes" list; List Euskadi Europan; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List Europe décroissance; List Pouvoir d'achat; List Parti humaniste; List of CNI; List union of the gene
South-Est
- List Nathalie Arthaud : Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Raoul Jennar: NPA
- List Marie-Christine Vergiat: Front de gauche (PCF)
- List Vincent Peillon : PS
- List Michèle Rivasi: Europe Écologie (Verts)
- List Francis Lalanne : Notre energy pour la terre
- List Christian Garino: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Franck Biancheri : Newropeans
- List Jean-Luc Bennahmias : MoDem
- List Françoise Grossetête: UMP
- List Michèle Vianes: Debout la République (DLR)
- List Jacques Gautron: L'Europe, c'est vous
- List Patrick Louis : Libertas
- List Jean-Marie Le Pen : Front national (FN)
- Other: List Union des Gens; List resistances; "Communistes" list; List Europe décroissance; List Parti humaniste; List of CNI; List Solidarité-liberté, justice et paix
Massif Central Center
- List Marie Savre: Lutte ouvrière (LO)
- List Christian Nguyen: NPA
- Marie-France Beaufils list: Front de gauche (PCF)
- List Henri Weber: PS
- List Jean-Paul Besset: Europe Écologie (Verts)
- List Michel Fabre: Notre energy sur la terre
- List Farhad Daneshmand: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Philippe Micaelli: Newropeans
- List Jean Marie Beaupuy : MoDem
- List Jean-Pierre Auduy: UMP
- List Jean Barrat: Debout la République (DLR)
- List Véronique Goncalvès: Libertas
- List Robert de Prévoisin: Alliance royale
- List Patrick Bourson: Front national (FN)
- Others: "Communistes" list; List Le Parti de la France; List Union of the Gens; List Parti humaniste; List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; List of programs contre la précarité et le sexisme.
Outre-Mer (overseas territories)
- List Elie Hoarau: Alliance des outre-mers (Left)
- List Ericka Bareigts: PS
- List Harry Durimel: Europe Écologie (Verts)
- Amandine Dalmasso list: Notre energy pour la terre
- List Jacques Etienne: Europe, démocratie, espéranto
- List Gino Ponin-Ballom: Modern
- List Marie-Luce Penchard: UMP
- List Erika Kuttner-Perreau: Libertas
- List of CNI
- Other: List Rassemblement pour l'Initiative citoyenne; Alliance royale list
Survey
| Lists | 2004 European elections | Ifop 27-28 / 11/08 |
Ifop 12-13 / 02/09 |
Ipsos 13-14 / 03/09 |
CSA 15-16 / 04/09 |
OpinionWay 16-17 / 04/09 |
Ifop 23-24 / 04/09 |
Ipsos 04/30-02/05/09 |
Ifop 6-7 / 05/09 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO | 2.6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| NPA | 8th % | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Front de gauche | 5.9% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5.5% | 6% | 6.5% | |
| PS | 28.9% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 22.5% | 23% | 21.5% | |
| Europe Ecology | 7.4% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 7.5% | 10% | 7% | |
| Modem | 12.5% | 12% | 14.5% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 13.5% | |
| UMP | 16.6% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 26.5% | 27% | 27% | |
| Debout la République | - | 1 % | 2% | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | |
| Libertas | 8.4% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | |
| FN | 9.8% | 7% | 6% | 5.5% | 8th % | 6% | 7.5% | 5% | 7.5% | |
| Others | 7.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3% | 0.5% | 2% | 2% | |||
| Lists | 2004 European elections | OpinionWay 7-10 / 05/09 |
CSA 13-14 / 05/09 |
Viavoice 05/15/2009 |
Ipsos 16/05/2009 |
OpinionWay 18/05/2009 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO | 2.6% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| NPA | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | ||
| Front de gauche | 5.9% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 5% | |
| PS | 28.9% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 21% | |
| Europe Ecology | 7.4% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% | |
| Modem | 12.5% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 13% | |
| UMP | 16.6% | 27% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 28% | |
| Debout la République | 1 % | 1 % | 2% | 1 % | 0.5% | ||
| Libertas | 8.4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5.5% | |
| FN | 9.8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | |
| Others | 6% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 3% | |
Results
Interior Ministry results
| Political party | fraction | Seats | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) | Group of the European People's Party | 29 (+12) | 27.88 (+11.2) |
| Parti socialiste (PS) | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 14 (−17) | 16.48 (−12.4) |
| Europe Ecology | The Greens / European Free Alliance | 14 (+8) | 16.28 (+8.9) |
| Mouvement démocrate (MoDem) | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | 6 (−5) | 8.46 (−4.1) |
| Front de gauche | European United Left / Nordic Green Left | 5 (+2) | 6.48 (+0.6) |
| Front national (FN) | no | 3 (−4) | 6.34 (−3.4) |
| Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA) | no | 0 (± 0) | 4.88 (+2.3) |
| Libertas ( MPF ) | Europe of freedom and democracy | 1 (−2) | 4.8 (−3.6) |
| Other parties | - | 0 | 8.41 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Three MPs later left the UDF to join the newly founded Alliance citoyenne pour la démocratie en Europe . However, this is also a member of the ALDE group.
- ↑ One MP, Jean-Luc Bennahmias , later joined the MoDem party, but remained in the Greens / EFA parliamentary group.
- ↑ Libération : 161 listes à l'assaut of Européennes .
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) on the website of the Ifop Institute.
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) on the website of the Ifop Institute.
- ↑ «Survey results ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Ipsos Institute.
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) on the website of the CSA institute.
- ↑ Survey results (PDF; 2.9 MB) on the Le Figaro website .
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) on the website of the Ifop Institute.
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Ipsos Institute.
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the side of Paris Match .
- ^ Joint list of LO and Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), which was merged into the NPA in 2009.
- ↑ List of PCF only.
- ^ Only list from Les Verts.
- ^ Sum of the results of the lists from UDF and Cap21, which were included in the MoDem.
- ^ Sum of the results of the lists of MPF and CPNT, which are included in Libertas.
- ↑ Survey results (PDF; 1.5 MB) on the Le Figaro website .
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) on the CSA website.
- ↑ Survey results on the Le Monde website .
- ↑ Survey results ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the side of Ipsos.
- ↑ Survey results (PDF; 1.2 MB) on the OpinionWay website.
- ^ French Ministry of the Interior elections.interieur.gouv.fr
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