What are the dates of the next elections?

Verified 08 avril 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your situation

  • You want to check the date of the next election
  • To vote in mainland France
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Election dates depend on where voters vote:

Tableau - Dates of the next political elections

Election

Next vote

Previous vote

Setting the precise date

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

Regional elections

March 2028

June 2021

The precise 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 case 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.

Municipal elections

2032

March 2026

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

Please note

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

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