The fifth French legislative constituency for citizens abroad (cinquième circonscription des Français établis hors de France) is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French citizens abroad to the French National Assembly.

This constituency elected its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election - Arnaud Leroy of the Socialist Party.

The election of Samantha Cazebonne of LREM in 2017 was invalidated by the Constitutional Council. Cazebonne was elected at the subsequent by-election.

Area This constituency covers four countries: Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Monaco. As of New Year's Day 2011, it contained 116,196 registered French voters. The bulk of these, 89,391, were living in Spain, while 15,049 were living in Portugal, 8,302 in Monaco (a microstate which has a border only with France), and 3,454 in Andorra (a microstate, between Spain and France, of which the President of France is ex officio Co-Prince)."Les élections en 2012 à l’étranger: Votre circonscription pour l’élection des députés" , French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs"Décret n° 2011-367 du 4 avril 2011 authentifiant la population des Français établis hors de France au 1er janvier 2011", Légifrance"Français inscrits au registre mondial au 31/12/2010" , French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Deputies ElectionMemberParty 2012 Arnaud Leroy PS 2017 Samantha Cazebonne LREM 2018 by-election 2021Stéphane Vojetta 2022 LREM diss. 2024 DVC2025Nathalie CoggiaRE

Election results

2025 by-election On 11 July 2025, after invalidating his campaign accounts, the Constitutional Council declared Stéphane Vojetta, a member of parliament representing various centrist parties, ineligible for one year, resulting in his automatic resignation. Vojetta supported ‘as sponsor’ his deputy in 2024, Nathalie Coggia, who ran on a Renaissance list in the elections newly organised in September and October of the same year.

The partial legislative elections took place on 28 September 2025, with a second round on 12 October.

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Nathalie CoggiaRE5,27726.411,80665.0Martha PeciñaLFI3,16415.86,36435.0Johana MaurelRN2,80814.0Christophe Sougey de FunèsLR1,9869.9Guillaume HornPS1,8909.4Johan Chermette-WagnerPP1,5998.0José Sanchez PerezECO1,1305.6Sébastien TaveraR!1,0375.2Sandra KriefPA2981.5Alexis ValleeRPS2851.4Patrice Da’AarrasSE1860.9Alexandre MarieVolt1300.6Christopher BrenierPLIB860.4Thomas BrantDVC840.4Benoit SimianDVC370.2Frédéric ChaouatDVG260.1Valid votes20,023100.0018,170100.00Blank votes5182.51,6488.3Null votes270.1670.3Turnout20,56817.019,88516.5Abstentions100,26782.9100,88483.5Registered voters120,835120,769Source:ResultRE HOLD

2024 CandidatePartyAllianceFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Stéphane VojettaDVCEnsemble14,49233.6825,89461.47Maxime Da SilvaLFINFP11,26726.1816,23038.53Johana MaurelRN8,38519.49José Sanchez PerezLRUDC2,2275.17Jeremie FosseDVG2,1615.02Yohann CastroDVD2,0694.81Béatrice MazelREC7941.85Sarah MillotDVG5871.36Alexandre MarieVolt3530.82Jean-François CalvetDSV3080.72Maud LagardeDIV1870.43Christophe BrenierDIV1320.31David NatafDIV700.16Valid votes43,031100.0042,124100.00Blank votes5911.352,9576.54Null votes700.161230.27Turnout43,69237.8345,20439.14Abstentions71,81062.1770,29360.86Registered voters115,502115,497Source: ResultDVC HOLD 2022

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* LREM dissident

2018 by-election CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundVotes%+/–Votes%+/–Samantha CazebonneREM–MoDem–UDI35.15–15.2153.96–12.25François Ralle-AndreoliFI–EELV–PCF–G.s28.45+12.9346.04+12.25Raphaël ChambatLR–LC–CPNT13.95–1.15Jean-Laurent PoitevinDVD7.49+7.49Mehdi BenlahcenPS7.47–0.66Ludovic LemouesEXD4.03+3.28Yohann CastroDVD1.79+1.79Michel HunaultDVD0.92+0.92Samir SahraouiSE0.75+0.75Votes100.00–100.00–Valid votes98.03–1.1595.26–0.39Blank votes1.25 +0.762.88–0.49Null votes0.72 +0.391.86 +0.89Turnout7.87–8.077.97–5.57Abstentions92.13 +8.0792.03 +5.57Registered votersSource: Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères (first round), (second round)

2017 CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Samantha CazebonneREM50.3666.21François Ralle-AndreoliFI15.5233.79Laurence SaillietLR15.11PS8.13Natacha BarralFN5.66Hubert PaturalDVD1.43Alexis Boudaud-AnduagaECO0.87Olivia TholanceDIV0.78Éric MorgeauEXD0.75Benjamin LeducDVD0.59Caroline GuébelDIV0.41Venise JonnetDIV0.35Olivier HennebelleDIV0.04Chloé TeyssouDVD0.00Votes100.00100.00Valid votes99.1895.66Blank votes0.493.37Null votes0.330.97Turnout15.9413.54Abstentions84.0686.46Registered votersSource: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Candidates The list of candidates was officially finalised on 14 May. There were thirteen candidates:"Arrêté du 14 mai 2012 fixant la liste des candidats au premier tour de l'élection des députés élus par les Français établis hors de France ", Journal Officiel de la République Française, 15 May 2012Candidates for the fifth constituency , in Le Petit Journal

The Union for a Popular Movement initially chose Minister of Industry Éric Besson as its candidate. A former Socialist MP, Besson joined the UMP in 2007 and was appointed to President Nicolas Sarkozy's government."Législatives : l'UMP a désigné ses candidats pour l'étranger", Le Figaro, April 13, 2011 In December 2011, however, the party announced that Laurence Sailliet, its national secretary for the Iberian Peninsula, would be its candidate. Francis Huss was her deputy (suppléant)."DEPUTES FRANÇAIS DE L'ETRANGER - Laurence Sailliet investie par l'UMP pour la 5ème circonscription" , Le Petit Journal, 12 December 2011

The Socialist Party chose Arnaud Leroy, a resident of Lisbon. He worked for the European Maritime Safety Agency, as an expert on environmental protection and climate change. Formerly a member of The Greens, he joined the Socialist Party, stating that political ecology should become a central issue in the renovation of social-democratic ideas. His deputy (suppléante) was Soledad Margareto, a resident of Madrid."Elections législatives 2012 : nos candidates et candidats" , Parti Socialiste - Fédération des Français à l'Etranger

Juliette Estivil, originally from Spain and a member of the Left Party, was the chosen candidate of the Left Front, which also included the French Communist Party. She was a teacher of Spanish. Her deputy (suppléant) was Bruno Fialho."Investitures : ça bouge à gauche, ça bouchonne à droite…" , France 3, 12 January 2012"Présentation de Juliette Estivill", Le Petit Journal

Europe Écologie–The Greens chose Carolina Punset, with Stéphane Etcheverry as her deputy (suppléant)."Motion 13: Législatives 2012: Hors de France", Europe Écologie–The Greens A resident of Altea, in Spain, Punset was a municipal councillor in her home town."Les 11 candidat-e-s EELV sur les circonscriptions législatives hors de France" , EELV, 12 November 2011

The National Front chose Alain Lavarde, with Jacques Struzynski as his deputy (suppléant).

The centre-right Radical Party and the centrist Republican, Ecologist and Social Alliance jointly chose Richard Onses, a resident of Barcelona, as their candidate. He was also a member of the centre-right Catalan party Convergence and Union. Guy-Michel Sembres was his deputy (suppléant)."INTERVIEW - Richard Onses, candidat Parti Radical pour la 5e circonscription" , Le Petit Journal, 12 December 2011

The Radical Party of the Left chose Muriel Guenoux, with Stéphane Grandpierre as her deputy (suppléant)."Présentation de Muriel Guenoux", Le Petit Journal

Jean-Bastien Urfels, a resident of Spain working as headmaster in a French school, was the candidate endorsed by Arise the Republic. Norman Ledoux was his deputy (suppléant)."Présentation de Jean-Bastien Urfels", Le Petit Journal

Solidarity and Progress, the French branch of the LaRouche movement, was represented by Sébastien Drochon, with Karim Bakouri as his deputy (suppléant).

The Liberal Democratic Party chose Sophie Levamis. A resident of Hendaye, in the French Pyrenees, she argued that expatriates should choose a candidate who lived in France and would thus be "independent from every country" in their constituency. Jan Laarman was her deputy (suppléant)."Présentation de Sophie Levamis", Le Petit Journal

Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou, grandson of Henri, Count of Paris (the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France until his death), stood (under the name Charles-Philippe d'Orléans) as an independent candidate, with the expressed hope of joining a "recomposed centre-right party" after the election. He was a resident of Portugal, and former resident of Spain. Sylvie Gourgeon was his deputy (suppléante)."Présentation de Charles-Philippe d'Orleans", Le Petit Journal

Bernard Soulier, an economist and resident of Madrid, stood as an independent candidate. Pascale Lagneaux was his deputy (suppléante)."INTERVIEW - Bernard Soulier, candidat indépendant pour la 5e circonscription" , Le Petit Journal, 21 November 2011

Catherine N'Guyen Thi Minh was an independent candidate, with Michel Rioche as her deputy.

Results As in other constituencies, turnout in the first round was low: 19.5% in Portugal, 20% in Monaco, 20.5% in Spain, and 22.1% in Andorra. The result was the closest of any of the eleven expatriate constituencies, with UMP candidate Laurence Sailliet taking a 1.33% lead (217 votes). She finished first in Andorra and Monaco, while her Socialist rival Arnaud Leroy was first in Spain and Portugal. (Leroy was only third in Monaco, behind National Front candidate Alain Lavarde.) Juliette Estivil obtained the Left Front's joint best result abroad (fourth with 8.61%), matched by Raquel Garrido in the first constituency. Charles-Philippe d'Orléans obtained only 3% of the vote overall, but did finish fourth in Portugal, his country of residence, with 7.37%, and fourth also in Monaco, with 5.33%.Official results of the first round, French Ministry for Foreign Affairs"Législatives : tous les résultats des Français de l'étranger", Le Nouvel Observateur, 4 June 2012

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