▁are ▁elected ▁indirect ly , ▁by ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁French ▁Cit iz ens ▁Ab road . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁these ▁constitu encies ▁created ▁some ▁controvers y , ▁when ▁Le ▁Monde ▁estimated ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁far ▁more ▁fav ou rable ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁centre - right ▁party , ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁a ▁Popular ▁Mov ement ▁( U MP ), ▁then ▁in ▁power , ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁centre - left ▁party , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( PS ). ▁The ▁newspaper ▁pointed ▁out ▁that , ▁in ▁nine ▁of ▁these ▁constitu encies , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁vot ers ▁appeared ▁to ▁favour ▁the ▁right , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁figures ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁North west ▁Africa ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁to ▁appear ▁left - lean ing . ▁While ▁Le ▁Monde ▁provided ▁the ▁figures ▁without ▁comment , ▁left - wing ▁polit icians ▁such ▁as ▁Jean - Jac ques ▁Ur vo as , ▁a ▁Social ist ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁provide ▁itself ▁with ▁extra ▁seats ; ▁Jean - Paul ▁L ec o q , ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁suggested ▁over se as ▁citizens ▁should ▁continue ▁to ▁vote ▁sole ly ▁in ▁French ▁constitu encies . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁expect ations , ▁candidates ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁won ▁seven ▁of ▁the