What are the dates of the next elections?

Verified 27 August 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The next elections are the municipal elections. They will take place on March 15 and 22, 2026. Except in special circumstances, the precise date of an election is fixed by the writ of election. This decree is published within a period that varies depending on the election concerned.

Election dates depend on where voters vote:

Tableau - Dates of the next political elections

Election

Next vote

Previous vote

Setting the precise date

Municipal elections

March 15 and 22, 2026

March and June 2020

The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 3 months in advance.

Presidential election

2027

April 2022

Except in the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the Republic or the inability of the President of the Republic, voters shall be summoned at least 10 weeks before the date of 1er ballot.

Departmental (or cantonal) elections

March 2028

June 2021

The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

Regional elections

March 2028

June 2021

The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

European elections

2029

June 2024

The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 7 weeks in advance.

Parliamentary elections

2029

June and July 2024

Except in the event of dissolution, elections shall be held:

  • Within 70 days before the end of the term of the previously elected National Assembly
  • And the 7the Sunday following the publication of the decree summoning the electors.

    • Please note

    Senators are not elected directly by voters, but by a separate college of MPs and local elected officials. The last election was held in September 2023.

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    Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

    Tableau - Dates of the next political elections

    Election

    Next vote

    Previous vote

    Setting the precise date

    Municipal elections

    March 15 and 22, 2026

    March and June 2020

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 3 months in advance.

    Presidential election

    2027

    April 2022

    Except in the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the Republic or the inability of the President of the Republic, voters shall be summoned at least 10 weeks before the date of 1er ballot.

    Departmental (or cantonal) elections

    March 2028

    June 2021

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

    Regional elections

    March 2028

    June 2021

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

    European elections

    2029

    June 2024

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 7 weeks in advance.

    Parliamentary elections

    2029

    June and July 2024

    Except in the event of dissolution, elections shall be held:

  • Within 70 days before the end of the term of the previously elected National Assembly
  • And the 7the Sunday following the publication of the decree summoning the electors. But elections are held on Saturdays in Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique.

    • Please note

    Senators are not elected directly by voters, but by a separate college of MPs and local elected officials. The last election was held in September 2023.

    To learn more about overseas elections, you can visit:

    La Réunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna

    Tableau - Dates of political elections

    Election

    Next vote

    Previous vote

    Setting the precise date

    Municipal elections

    March 15 and 22, 2026

    March and June 2020

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 3 months in advance.

    Presidential election

    2027

    April 2022

    Except in the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the Republic or the inability of the President of the Republic, voters shall be summoned at least 10 weeks before the date of 1er ballot.

    Departmental (or cantonal) elections

    March 2028

    June 2021

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

    Regional elections

    March 2028

    June 2021

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 6 weeks in advance.

    European elections

    2029

    June 2024

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 7 weeks in advance.

    Parliamentary elections

    2029

    June and July 2024

    Except in the event of dissolution, elections shall be held:

  • Within 70 days before the end of the term of the previously elected National Assembly
  • And the 7the Sunday following the publication of the decree summoning the electors.

    • Please note

    Senators are not elected directly by voters, but by a separate college of MPs and local elected officials. The last election was held in September 2023.

    To learn more about overseas elections, you can visit:

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    Continent of America and Caribbean

    Tableau - Dates of the French political elections

    Election

    How to vote?

    Next vote

    Setting the precise date

    Councilors of the French foreigner

    2026

    • The precise date of the election must be communicated to electors at least 90 days in advance.
    • The election is held in each constituency on a Sunday or, at embassies and consular posts on the American continent, on the previous Saturday.

    Presidential election

    2027

    Except in the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the Republic or the inability of the President of the Republic, voters shall be summoned at least 10 weeks before the date of 1er ballot.

    European elections

    2029

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 7 weeks in advance.

    Parliamentary elections

    2029

    Except in the event of dissolution, elections shall be held:

  • Within 70 days before the end of the term of the previously elected National Assembly
  • And the 7the Sunday following the publication of the decree summoning the electors.

    • FYI  

    • Senators are not elected directly by voters, but by a separate college of MPs and local elected officials. The last election was held in September 2023.
    • The councilors who sit in the Assemblée des Français de l'foreigner are not directly elected by the voters, but by a distinct college made up of the councilors of the Français de l'foreigner.

    Rest of the world

    Tableau - Dates of the French political elections

    Election

    How to vote?

    Next vote

    Setting the precise date

    Councilors of the French foreigner

    2026

    • The precise date of the election must be communicated to electors at least 90 days in advance.
    • The election is held in each riding on a Sunday.

    Presidential election

    2027

    Except in the event of a vacancy in the office of President of the Republic or the inability of the President of the Republic, voters shall be summoned at least 10 weeks before the date of 1er ballot.

    European elections

    2029

    The exact date must be communicated to voters at least 7 weeks in advance.

    Parliamentary elections

    2029

    Except in the event of dissolution, elections shall be held:

  • Within 70 days before the end of the term of the previously elected National Assembly
  • And the 7the Sunday following the publication of the decree summoning the electors.

    • FYI  

    • Senators are not elected directly by voters, but by a separate college of MPs and local elected officials. The last election was held in September 2023.
    • The councilors who sit in the Assemblée des Français de l'foreigner are not directly elected by the voters, but by a distinct college made up of the councilors of the Français de l'foreigner.

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