2017 French presidential election

2017 presidential election in France

The 2017 French presidential election is a presidential election in France that took place on May 7th, 2017.[1] The incumbent president, François Hollande, decided not to run for a second term because of his low approval ratings.[2]

2017 French presidential election

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7 May 2017 (second round)
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  Emmanuel Macron Marine Le Pen
Nominee Emmanuel Macron Marine Le Pen
Party LREM FN
Popular vote 20,743,128 10,638,475
Percentage 66.10% 33.90%

Results of the first round by department and region

Results of the second round by department and region

President before election

François Hollande
PS

Elected President

Emmanuel Macron
LREM

The main candidates are Nicolas Dupont-Aignan from Debout la France, Marine Le Pen from the National Front, Emmanuel Macron from En Marche!, Benoît Hamon from the Socialist Party, Nathalie Arthaud from Lutte Ouvrière, Philippe Poutou from the New Anticapitalist Party, Jacques Cheminade from Solidarity and Progress, Jean Lassalle from Résistons!, Jean-Luc Mélenchon from La France insoumise, François Asselineau from Popular Republican Union and François Fillon from The Republicans.

On 23 April 2017, Macron won 24% of the vote with Le Pen winning 21%. During the second round, Macron beat Le Pen by a Landslide victory with 66% of the vote to Le Pen's 34%.[3]

Results change

First round
23 April 2017
Second round
7 May 2017
Candidate Votes % Votes %
Emmanuel Macron 8,657,326 24.01% 20,753,798 66.10%
Marine Le Pen 7,679,493 21.30% 10,644,118 33.90%
François Fillon 7,213,797 20.01%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 7,060,885 19.58%
Benoît Hamon 2,291,565 6.36%
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan 1,695,186 4.70%
Jean Lassalle 435,365 1.21%
Philippe Poutou 394,582 1.09%
François Asselineau 332,588 0.92%
Nathalie Arthaud 232,428 0.64%
Jacques Cheminade 65,598 0.18%
Total votes 36,058,813 100% 31,397,916 100%

Maps change

First round change

Second round change

Polling change

First round change

 

Second round change

 

References change

  1. "Here's all you need to know about the French election". CNBC News. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "France presidency: Francois Hollande decides not to run again". BBC. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "En direct, Emmanuel Macron élu président : « Je défendrai la France, ses intérêts vitaux, son image »". Le Monde. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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