Overview

• Prime Minister François Bayrou has launched consultations with party leaders to explore introducing full proportional representation for legislative elections.
• The Rassemblement National supports proportional representation with a majority bonus but threatens a motion of censure if progress stalls.
• Les Républicains and its Senate president Gérard Larcher firmly oppose the reform, warning it could institutionalize political instability.
• The Socialist Party remains divided, with François Hollande advocating proportional representation and Olivier Faure opposing it personally.
• No consensus has been reached on the model to adopt, with options ranging from departmental lists to regional or mixed systems.