First constituency for French residents overseas
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The First constituency for French residents overseas (première circonscription des Français établis hors de France) is one of eleven constituencies
each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the French National Assembly.
It covers all French citizens living in Canada
and the United States
. It is the most populous constituency of its kind, as it contained, as of New Year's Day 2011, 186,462 registered French voters.
This constituency will elect its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election
.
Three candidates are known at present.
The Union for a Popular Movement
in April 2011 chose Finance Minister Christine Lagarde
(who had never been a member of Parliament) as its candidate. Lagarde, however, subsequently became Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
, and it is not known whether her candidacy in this constituency is maintained.
The Socialist Party
has chosen Corinne Narassiguin, a resident of New York
. Her deputy (suppléant) is Yves Alavo, a resident of Montreal
.
Europe Écologie–The Greens
has chosen Rémi Piet, with Sabrina Feddal as his deputy (suppléante).
Constituencies for French residents overseas
The constituencies for French residents overseas are eleven French constituencies, each electing one representative to the National Assembly....
each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the French National Assembly.
It covers all French citizens living in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the most populous constituency of its kind, as it contained, as of New Year's Day 2011, 186,462 registered French voters.
This constituency will elect its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election
French legislative election, 2012
The French legislative election of 2012 will take place on 10 and 17 June to elect the 14th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, little over a month after the proposed date for the French presidential election run-off on 6 May...
.
2012
- to be determined
Three candidates are known at present.
The Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
in April 2011 chose Finance Minister Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French lawyer and the managing director of the International Monetary Fund since July 5, 2011...
(who had never been a member of Parliament) as its candidate. Lagarde, however, subsequently became Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
, and it is not known whether her candidacy in this constituency is maintained.
The Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
has chosen Corinne Narassiguin, a resident of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Her deputy (suppléant) is Yves Alavo, a resident of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Europe Écologie–The Greens
Europe Écologie–The Greens
Europe Écologie–The Greens is a green political party in France, formed in 2010 from the merger of the Greens and other ecologists and regionalists who formerly composed together the Europe Écologie coalition for the 2009 European elections....
has chosen Rémi Piet, with Sabrina Feddal as his deputy (suppléante).