French presidential election, 2017
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| + | | <center>'''[[Segolene Royal]]'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>[[Pierre Lellouche]]</center> | ||
| + | | <center>[[Herve Morin]]</center> | ||
| + | | <center>[[Bruno Gollnisch]]</center> | ||
| + | | <center>[[Jacky Henin]]</center> | ||
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| + | | Party | ||
| + | | <center>'''PS'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>UP</center> | ||
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| + | | <center>FN</center> | ||
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| + | | First Round | ||
| + | | <center>'''30.7%'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>'''28.8%'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>12.1%</center> | ||
| + | | <center>10.6%</center> | ||
| + | | <center>10.1%</center> | ||
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| + | | Second Round | ||
| + | | <center>'''50.61%'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>49.39%</center> | ||
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| + | The '''2017 French presidential election''' was held to elect the president of [[France]] for a five-year term. The winner was incumbent president [[Segolene Royal]]. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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| + | [[Segolene Royal]] of the Socialist Party (PS) defeated Popular Union (UP) candidate, [[Pierre Lellouche]], in a second round of voting after no single candidate managed to achieve an absolute majority in the first round. The presidential election was held simultaneously with a [[French parliamentary election, 2017|parliamentary election]]. | ||
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| + | ==Issues== | ||
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| + | (Worries over Islam, Immigration, the future of NATO, Post-Putin Russia, terrorism, the cost of the Welfare State, stagnation of the European economy, and the declining value of the Euro.) | ||
==Election results== | ==Election results== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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| + | The subsequent UP-PS grand coalition saw Lellouche appointed Prime Minister by Royal, and signaled the end of the broad left PS led coalition that had governed France for the past decade. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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The 2017 French presidential election was held to elect the president of France for a five-year term. The winner was incumbent president Segolene Royal.
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Overview
Segolene Royal of the Socialist Party (PS) defeated Popular Union (UP) candidate, Pierre Lellouche, in a second round of voting after no single candidate managed to achieve an absolute majority in the first round. The presidential election was held simultaneously with a parliamentary election.
Issues
(Worries over Islam, Immigration, the future of NATO, Post-Putin Russia, terrorism, the cost of the Welfare State, stagnation of the European economy, and the declining value of the Euro.)
Election results
| French presidential election, 2017 | |||||
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| Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | ||
| Segolene Royal (I) | Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) | 30.7% | 50.61% | ||
| Pierre Lellouche | Popular Union (Union populaire) | 28.8% | 49.39% | ||
| Herve Morin | Democratic Movement (Mouvement democrate) | 12.1% | |||
| Bruno Gollnisch | National Front (Front national) | 10.6% | |||
| Jacky Henin | Communist Party (Parti communiste) | 10.1% | |||
| Roseline Vachetta | Revolutionary Communist League (Ligue communiste revolutionnaire) | 2.0% | |||
| Veronique Besse | Movement for France (Mouvement pour la France) | 1.7% | |||
| Cecile Duflot | The Greens (Les Verts) | 1.7% | |||
| Others | 2.3% | ||||
| Total | 100% | 100% | |||
| First round results source: No Winner on First Turn Second round results source: Royal re-elected to third term; Grand Coalition announced | |||||
Aftermath
The subsequent UP-PS grand coalition saw Lellouche appointed Prime Minister by Royal, and signaled the end of the broad left PS led coalition that had governed France for the past decade.
See Also
- French parliamentary election, 2017
- Royal assassination attempt
- International elections
- United States general elections
External links
| French presidential elections |
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| 2007 | 2012 | 2017 | 2022 |
| French parliamentary elections |
| 2007 | 2017 | Next |
