France

Government

Minority

Sébastien Lecornu

Prime minister·Ensemble

In office since 9 September 2025; this government since 10 October 2025

Ensemble

President Emmanuel Macron appoints the prime minister. Lecornu's government has no majority in the National Assembly and has survived no-confidence votes with the Socialists abstaining.

Active parties

6 parties active in France today, biggest at the last election first. Click a card for its history.

RN

125 seats

Rassemblement national

1972–present

Leader: Jordan Bardella
Ideology: French nationalism, National conservatism

The National Rally of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, with Éric Ciotti's UDR; first in the 2024 first round.

Patriots for Europe

NFP

178 seats

Nouveau Front populaire

2024–present

Leader: —
Ideology: Left-wing politics, Social democracy

The New Popular Front, the alliance of La France insoumise, the Socialists, the Ecologists and the Communists formed for the 2024 election.

ENS

150 seats

Ensemble

2021–present

Leader: Gabriel Attal
Ideology: Liberalism

Ensemble, the centrist alliance of Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance, the MoDem and Horizons.

Renew Europe

LR

39 seats

Les Républicains

2015–present

Leader: Bruno Retailleau
Ideology: Conservatism (French)

The Republicans, the main party of the traditional right.

European People's Party

REC

Reconquête

2021–present

Leader: Éric Zemmour
Ideology: National conservatism, Right-wing populism

Reconquête, Éric Zemmour's far-right party.

Europe of Sovereign Nations

DLF

Debout la France

2008–present

Leader: Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Ideology: French nationalism, National conservatism

Debout la France, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan's sovereigntist party.