2022 in France explained

Events in the year 2022 in France.

Incumbents

• President – Emmanuel Macron (REM)
• Prime Minister – Jean Castex (REM) until May 16, Élisabeth Borne (REM) from May 16
• Government – Borne government

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in France

February

• 14 February - Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque explosion

March

• 9 March - 2022 Corsica unrest
• 20 March - 2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election, 2022 Saint Barthélemy Territorial Council election, 2022 Saint Martin Territorial Council election, 2022 Saint Pierre and Miquelon legislative election^[1]

April

• 10 April - The first round of the 2022 French presidential election is held.^[2]
• 24 April - The second round of the 2022 French presidential election is held and incumbent president Emmanuel Macron is reelected, defeating Marine Le Pen.^{[3] [4] [5]}

May

• 16 May - Prime minister Jean Castex resigns and president Macron appoints Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion Élisabeth Borne to replace him.^[6]

June

• 2022 French legislative election

July

• 12 July onwards - 2022 Gironde wildfires

November

• 3 November - during the government question period, National Rally deputy Grégoire de Fournas interrupts Black deputy Carlos Martens Bilongo's remarks on the situation of migrants on the SOS Méditerranée ship Ocean Viking, shouting "go back to Africa!" De Fournas's outburst was deemed racist, though it was unclear whether he was referring to Bilongo or the African migrants.^{[7] [8] [9]} The president of the National Assembly suspended parliament. De Fournas received a 15-day ban from the National Assembly and had his pay docked.^[10]
• 5 November - Jordan Bardella is elected president of National Rally, ending Le Pen era as president of the party.^[11]

December

• Singer Lissandro wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia, performing the song "Oh maman!"
• Éric Ciotti is elected president of the Republicans.
• 23 December - 2022 Paris shooting

Deaths

January

• 1 January
  • Roger-Xavier Lantéri, journalist (b. 1930)^[12]
  • Pierre Parsus, painter and illustrator (b. 1921)^[13]
  • Jean-Charles Terrassier, French psychologist. (b. 1940)^[14]
• 3 January
  • Igor Bogdanoff, television presenter and academic fraudster (Bogdanov affair) (b. 1942)^[15]
  • Daniel Colliard, French politician, deputy (1993–1997). (b. 1930)^[16]
  • Claude Taittinger, businessman, director of Taittinger (b. 1927)^[17]
• 5 January – Anatole Novak, road bicycle racer (b. 1937)^[18]
• 7 January – José Évrard, politician, deputy (b. 1945)^[19]

March

• 17 March – Jean-Pierre Demailly, mathematician (b. 1957)^[20]

May

• 29 May – Ariel Besse, actress (b. 1965)^[21]

August

• 11 August – Jean-Jacques Sempé, cartoonist (Le Petit Nicolas) (b. 1932)^[22]

See also

Country overviews

• History of France
• History of modern France
• Outline of France
• Government of France
• Politics of France
• Years in France
• Timeline of France history
• List of French films of 2022

Related timelines for current period

• 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections territoriales pour plusieurs collectivités d'Outre-mer le 20 mars . 2022-01-27 . Outre-mer la 1ère . 5 January 2022 . fr-FR.
2. Web site: Voce . Antonio . Clarke . Seán . French election 2022: full first-round results . 2022-05-16 . the Guardian . en.
3. Web site: Election présidentielle 2022 . 2022-05-16 . www.resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr.
4. Web site: 2022-04-24 . Macron re-elected as French voters hold off Le Pen's far right once more . 2022-05-16 . France 24 . en.
5. News: 2022-04-25 . French election result: Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-05-16.
6. Web site: EN DIRECT - Elisabeth Borne dédie sa nomination à Matignon à "toutes les petites filles" . 2022-05-16 . BFMTV . fr.
7. Web site: 2022-11-04 . Racism row over French far-right MP's 'go back to Africa' outburst . 2022-11-04 . euronews . en.
8. News: 3 November 2022 . Séance interrompue à l'Assemblée nationale après des propos à teneur raciste d'un député RN . Session interrupted in the National Assembly after racist remarks by an RN deputy . fr . LeMonde.fr . 3 November 2022.
9. News: French parliament stopped over 'racist' remark . 4 November 2022 . British Broadcasting Corporation . 4 November 2022. Jackson . Patrick . Thomas . Merlyn.
10. News: French far-right MP temporarily suspended for shouting "Go back to Africa" . Reuters . 4 November 2022 . en.
11. Web site: France's far right replaces Le Pen with Jordan Bardella – DW – 11/05/2022 . 2022-11-05 . dw.com . en.
12. Web site: M. LANTERI Roger - Avis de décès du 05 janvier 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107040345/https://avis-deces.letelegramme.fr/obseques/lanteri-roger/4127482022. dead. January 7, 2022. Le Télégramme.
13. Web site: Mort du peintre gardois Pierre Parsus, à 100 ans. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105232801/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/disparition-du-peintre-gardois-pierre-parsus-a-cent-ans-1641227133. dead. January 3, 2022. January 5, 2022. ici, par France Bleu et France 3.
14. Web site: Jean-Charles Terrassier, spécialiste du haut potentiel, est décédé. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103221929/https://www.nicematin.com/sante/jean-charles-terrassier-specialiste-du-haut-potentiel-est-decede-737177. dead. La. rédaction. January 3, 2022. January 3, 2022. Nice-Matin.
15. Web site: Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff : biographie des jumeaux scientifiques du PAF. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103182055/https://www.linternaute.com/television/biographie/2594547-igor-bogdanoff-il-meurt-a-72-ans-six-jours-apres-son-frere-grichka/. dead. La. Rédaction. January 3, 2022. www.linternaute.fr.
16. Web site: Disparition de Daniel Colliard, une grande figure communiste du Havre. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104092522/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/normandie/seine-maritime/havre/disparition-de-daniel-colliard-une-grande-figure-communiste-du-havre-2400142.html. dead. January 4, 2022. France 3 Normandie.
17. Web site: L'ancien président du champagne Taittinger de Reims est décédé | Journal L'Union. January 4, 2022. www.lunion.fr.
18. Web site: Disparition. Cyclisme : l'Isérois Anatole Novak est décédé. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105181326/https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2022/01/05/carnet-noir-anatole-novak-est-decede. dead. January 5, 2022. www.ledauphine.com.
19. Web site: Covid-19 : Des masques chirurgicaux distribués «à la mi-janvier» dans les écoles. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114174034/https://www.liberation.fr/societe/sante/covid-19-suivez-toute-lactualite-sanitaire-de-la-pandemie-20220107_ACX4NAJYSJB2FBZV55OOTAM3VM/. dead. November 14, 2022. Libération.
20. Web site: Décès de Jean-Pierre Demailly Société Mathématique de France . 2022-03-22 . smf.emath.fr.
21. Web site: Mort à 56 ans d'Ariel Besse, la belle-fille de Patrick Dewaere dans Beau-père . 8 June 2022 . 8 June 2022 . . French.
22. News: French cartoonist Sempe, famous for New Yorker covers, dies age 89. Reuters. August 12, 2022. en.