Overview

• Preliminary results put Michel Barnier at roughly 45% of the vote, consistent with his own tally and media reports.
• Socialist candidate Frédérique Bredin is credited with about 31%, setting up a head-to-head runoff on September 28.
• Participation was exceptionally low at about 26%, with close to three-quarters of registered voters abstaining.
• Rassemblement National’s Thierry Mariani placed third with 7.41% in a crowded field of 17 candidates.
• The by-election follows the Constitutional Council’s annulment of Renaissance deputy Jean Laussucq’s 2024 victory in this 2nd constituency covering parts of the 5th, 6th and 7th arrondissements.