Page "The Greens (France)" Paragraph 11

In the French presidential election, 2007, les Verts nominated Dominique Voynet.

Her low score of 1. 57 % in the first round was the party's worst electoral result, and the French ecologist's worst showing since René Dumont in the 1974.

The party refused an electoral deal with the Socialists for the June legislative election.

However, the three Green incumbents, Noël Mamère, Yves Cochet, and Martine Billard had no PS opposition in their respective constituencies.

While the Green's vote share was down from 2002, it won a fourth seat in Nantes where François de Rugy defeated a conservative UMP incumbent.

The Greens now had four seats in the Assembly and sat with the PCF in the Democratic and Republican Left group.