Émilie Chalas


Émilie Chalas is a French politician of La République En Marche! who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Isère.

Political career

In parliament, Chalas served on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Sri Lankan Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In the 2022 French legislative election she lost her seat to Élisa Martin from La France Insoumise.
In the 2024 French legislative election, she arrived third at the issue of the first round. On 1 July 2024, she announced her decision to leave the race before the second round.

Political positions

In October 2017, Chalas was one of 54 LREM members who called for a swift ban on the marketing and use of glyphosate.
In July 2019, Chalas voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada.

Controversy

In November 2021, news media reported that Chalas had received anonymous death threats.