Animalist Party Explained

The Animalist Party (fr|Parti animaliste) is a French political party focused on animal rights and against cruelty to animals.^[2]

History

For the 2022 French legislative election, the party presented 421 candidates in the first round of this election, with the primary objective not of obtaining seats but of highlighting the theme of the animal cause in France.^[3]

Election results

National Assembly

Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
2017	63,637	0.28
2022[4]	255 712	1.12

Any vote received brings in 1,42 € per year for the five years of the mandate. With its 63,637 votes, the animalist party has thus benefited from a total of 45,000 € in subsidies for the last five years. The money earned in 2022 is expected to be much higher.^[5]

European Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	EP Group
2019	Hélène Thouy	490,074	2.16 (#11)		New	−
2024		494,356	2.01 (#10)		0

See also

• Animal welfare and rights in France
• Ecological Revolution for the Living
• List of animal advocacy parties

Notes and References

1. News: Joanne Saade. Après les législatives, le parti animaliste veut transformer l'essai. Libération. 12 July 2017 . 18 September 2020.
2. Web site: Détail d'une annonce . Associations — Journal Officiel. fr. 24 March 2023.
3. Web site: Législatives 2022. Coup de projecteur sur le parti Animaliste, présent dans presque toutes les circonscriptions de Bretagne . 2022-06-19 . France 3 Bretagne . fr-FR.
4. News: 2022-06-14 . French legislative elections: Mixed results for the Parti Animaliste . en . Le Monde.fr . 2022-06-19.
5. Web site: Législatives 2022. Coup de projecteur sur le parti Animaliste, présent dans presque toutes les circonscriptions de Bretagne ? . 2022-05-30 . France 3 Bretagne . fr-FR.