Europeans will be voting from June 6-9 for members of the European Parliament, where France holds 81 of the 720 seats up for grabs. French voters will choose among candidate lists submitted by the country’s political parties; those hoping to lead their parties to EU victory are known as têtes de liste (head of the list). FRANCE 24 looks at the seven whose parties are likely to surpass the 5 percent threshold to win a seat in the European Parliament.

Each candidate list must have 81 candidates to match the number of seats France has in the European Parliament; a record 38 French parties are fielding candidate lists this year. There are thus 3,078 candidates total in the running, some of them established political figures and others lesser known.

Representation at the European Parliament is allocated by population, with France holding the second-highest number after Germany, which leads with 96 seats.

The far-right National Rally has been leading the polls with more than 30% of the vote, followed by Macron’s ruling Renaissance party and the Socialists.

Candidates who win a seat in the assembly become Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and will join multinational political groups organised by political affiliation.