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Elections: the impact of the votes
French Elections: the impact of the
votes
On May 6th, the people of France elected the new president, M. François Hollande.
Just weeks later, France is voting for the 577
deputies to sit at the National Assembly.
The
assembly carries out two main functions: passing laws and
supervising government action. Its support is essential to
the Government.
For the very first time, French citizens based overseas will be electing eleven deputies (or Members of Parliament) to represent them, for a term of five years. They voted on Sunday 3 June. Attached are the provisional results.
In France, the first round of voting is to be held on Sunday 10 June. The second round will take place for all on June 17th.
On June 18th, the day of the results in
New Zealand, the Ambassador of France, H.E. Francis
Etienne will be delivering a talk entitled
French elections: the impact of the votes. The
conference will cover:
- The role and the importance of
the National Assembly in the French political system;
-
The roles of the deputies representing the French citizens
based overseas;
- The issues at stake for France and
Europe.
A series of questions and answers, followed by refreshments will conclude the talk.
The forum will be held at Victoria University
from 12:30pm until 1:30pm in the Hunter Council Chamber on
Kelburn Campus.
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