# Legislative election removes presidential majority (2022)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2022-legislative-election-removes-presidential-majority
Location: France

The governing alliance lost its absolute majority in the National Assembly. 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). Legislative election removes presidential majority 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
Legislative election removes presidential majority 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 — Legislative election removes presidential majority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Legislative+election+removes+presidential+majority&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Legislative election removes presidential majority](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Legislative+election+removes+presidential+majority)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)
- [Élysée — Presidents of the Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-presidents-of-the-republic)