# National Assembly election transforms party system (2017)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2017-national-assembly-election-transforms-party-system
Location: France

Macron’s allies won a large legislative majority amid collapse of traditional party dominance. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic). National Assembly election transforms party system is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
National Assembly election transforms party system is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Emmanuel Macron](https://history-france.com/rulers/emmanuel-macron)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — National Assembly election transforms party system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=National+Assembly+election+transforms+party+system&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — National Assembly election transforms party system](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=National+Assembly+election+transforms+party+system)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)