France, Sept. 29 -- Michel Barnier has been elected MP for Paris in the second round of a by-election, which returns him to the National Assembly that less than a year ago ousted him as Prime Minister in a confidence vote.

Barnier, of the centre-right party Les Republicains won over 62 percent of the vote in the second round Sunday, defeating Socialist candidate Frederique Bredin, a former Sports Minister under Francois Mitterrand, who secured 38 percent.

The seat, which represents Paris' second constituency, which stretches along the Seine, from the Latin Quarter to the Eiffel Tower, was left open in July after Jean Laussucq's 2024 victor was annulled over campaign finance irregularities.

Both rounds of voting were marked by low turno...