Dominican Republic-raised, Éléonore Caroit is an experienced French politician with deep ties to Latin America and the Caribbean who is seeking re-election as a deputy representing French citizens in that region in the newly called 2024 French legislative election this 29 June (first round). She was born in Paris but came with her family to live in Santo Domingo when she was one year old.
She represents the centrist alliance of the French President Emmanuel Macron.
Caroit was first elected to represent the 2nd constituency for French citizens abroad in the 2022 legislative election, receiving 57.42% of the vote in the second round. She ran again in 2023, winning with 62.44%.
Caroit is the vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Commission in the French National Assembly, representing the 2nd constituency for French citizens living in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Franco-Dominican Caroit grew up in Santo Domingo and studied at the French Lyceum, Sciences Po Paris, the Sorbonne, and Columbia University in New York City. This has given her an insider perspective connecting France, Latin America and the Caribbean.
As a deputy, Caroit focuses on defending the interests of French citizens abroad, strengthening ties between France and Latin America, and environmental preservation. In her role, Caroit has met with presidents and heads of state in Latin America and hosted them in France, playing a crucial diplomatic role between France and the region.
She sees this election as a crucial moment to defend democracy and the state of law in France given the current outbreak of the extreme right.
The first round of the legislative election will be held on 29 June 2024 with a second scheduled for 6 July 2024.
Euronews explains that the “snap” legislative election was called after a stunning victory for France’s far-right Rassemblement National in the EU elections this June left France reeling. In a two-round process on 30 June and 7 July, France will go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament.
Euronews says that with its unique hybrid semi-presidential government system, the potential for no clear result to emerge throws up a series of hypothetical outcomes that could plunge France and Europe into uncertainty at a critical moment of global instability.
Euronews explains: “The reality is that French President Emmanuel Macron, who has three more years in his term, could end up with a prime minister and a government from a different party in a system known in France as ‘cohabitation’. What is the process for forming a new government? What happens if there is no majority? How do the president’s and parliament’s powers compare?”
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24 June 2024