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| − | The French Presidential Election 2012 | + | The French Presidential Election 2012 took place on April 22nd and May 6th 2012. |
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| + | [[Socialism|Socialist]] candidate [[Francois Hollande]] won the election. | ||
==Candidates== | ==Candidates== | ||
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! Candidate(s) | ! Candidate(s) | ||
! Previous candidate (2007) | ! Previous candidate (2007) | ||
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| [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) | | [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) | ||
| [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] | | [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] | ||
| [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] | | [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] | ||
| + | | 27.18% | ||
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| [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] (Parti Socialiste) | | [[French Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] (Parti Socialiste) | ||
| [[François Hollande]] | | [[François Hollande]] | ||
| [[Ségolène Royal]] | | [[Ségolène Royal]] | ||
| + | | 28.63% | ||
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| [[French National Front|National Front]] (Front National) | | [[French National Front|National Front]] (Front National) | ||
| [[Marine Le Pen]] | | [[Marine Le Pen]] | ||
| [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]] | | [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]] | ||
| + | | 17.90% | ||
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| [[French Green Party|Green Party]] (Les Verts) | | [[French Green Party|Green Party]] (Les Verts) | ||
| [[Eva Joly]] | | [[Eva Joly]] | ||
| Dominique Voynet | | Dominique Voynet | ||
| + | | 2.31% | ||
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| [[Union for French Democracy]] (Union Démocratique) | | [[Union for French Democracy]] (Union Démocratique) | ||
| [[François Bayrou]] | | [[François Bayrou]] | ||
| [[François Bayrou]] | | [[François Bayrou]] | ||
| + | | 9.13% | ||
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| [[French Left Front|Left Front]] (Front de Gauche) | | [[French Left Front|Left Front]] (Front de Gauche) | ||
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | ||
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | ||
| − | | | + | | 11.10% |
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[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
Revision as of 11:46, August 3, 2014
The French Presidential Election 2012 took place on April 22nd and May 6th 2012.
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won the election.
Candidates
| Party | Candidate(s) | Previous candidate (2007) | Votes |
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| Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) | Nicolas Sarkozy | Nicolas Sarkozy | 27.18% |
| Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) | François Hollande | Ségolène Royal | 28.63% |
| National Front (Front National) | Marine Le Pen | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 17.90% |
| Green Party (Les Verts) | Eva Joly | Dominique Voynet | 2.31% |
| Union for French Democracy (Union Démocratique) | François Bayrou | François Bayrou | 9.13% |
| Left Front (Front de Gauche) | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | 11.10% |