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UNCOVERED: Record 37 french parties fielding lists for eu election - The Untold Story

Candidates for the upcoming European elections (L-R, top to bottom): Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally; Leon Deffontaines of the French Communist Party; Marion Marechal, head of the 'Reconquete!' iist; Valerie Hayer of the ruling Renaissance party; Francois-Xavier Bellamy of the conservative Les Republicains; Manon Aubry of the hard left France Unbowed; Marie Toussaint of the Greens; Raphael Glucksmann of the Socialists. © Photo compliation/AFP

Nearly 3,000 candidates will be in the running for France’s 81 seats in the European Parliament, as a record 37 parties are fielding lists for the 9 June elections. Along with the established parties that have national politicians are a slew of single-issue lists that are hoping to get over five percent of the vote and win a seat in the assembly.

After Friday evening’s deadline, the Interior Ministry published the official list of candidates for the 9 June European elections: 37 parties, three more than in 2019.

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