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France 2002 Presidential Election

Dates of Election

April 21, 2002 (First Round)

Type of Electoral System

Majority

Length of Term
7 years
Number of Votes
Percentage of Votes
Jacques Chirac (RPR - Rally for the Republic)
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19.8%
Jean-Marie Le Pen (FN - National Front)
-
16.9%
Lionel Jospin (PS - Socialist Party)
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16.2%
François Bayrou (UDF - New Union for French Democracy)
-
6.8%
Arlette Laguiller (LO - Workers' Struggle)
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5.7%
Jean-Pierre Chevènement (PR - Republican Pole)
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5.3%
Noël Mamère (The Greens)
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5.2%
Olivier Besancenot (LCR - Revolutionary Communist League)
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4.3%
Jean Saint Josse (CPNT - Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions)
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4.2%
Alain Madelin (DL - Liberal Democracy)
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3.9%
Robert Hue (PCF - French Communist Party)
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3.4%
Bruno Mégret (MNR - National Republican Movement)
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2.3%
Christiane Taubira (PRG - Left Radical Party)
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2.3%
Corinne Lepage (Cap 21 - Citizen Action Participation for the 21st Century)
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1.9%
Christine Boutin (FRS - Forum of Social Republican)
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1.2%
Daniel Gluckstein (PT - Workers' Party)
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0.5%

 

Dates of Election

May 5, 2002 (Second Round)

Type of Electoral System

Majority

Length of Term
7 years
Number of Votes #
Percentage of Votes
Jacques Chirac (RPR - Rally for the Republic)
25 537 956
82.2%
Jean-Marie Le Pen (FN - National Front)
5 525 032
17.8%

Source: Political Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: ElectionGuide.Org. Elections in France 2002 . [Internet]. IFES. 1 December 2004.

Population Size
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Registered Voters
41 191 169

Total Votes

32 832 295

Vote/Registered Voter

79.71%

Spoilt Ballots

5.4%

Source: Voter Turnout: France. [Internet]. International IDEA. 1 December 2004.


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