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  French President - Runoff
RACE DETAILS
Parents > France > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2012 - 06:30pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2012 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start May 15, 2012 - 12:00pm
Term End May 14, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorM@
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia March 02, 2019 03:47pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUnion for a Popular Movement Won05/06/2007
NameNicolas Sarkozy Votes18,983,408 (53.06%)
Term05/16/2007 - 05/26/2012 Margin2,192,797 (+6.13%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyEn Marche! Won05/07/2017
NameEmmanuel Macron Votes20,743,128 (66.10%)
Term05/14/2017 - 05/07/2022 Margin10,104,653 (+32.20%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 15, 2011 French President - NF Primary
Marine Le Pen
FN 17,068
Jun 05, 2011 French President - PCF National Conference
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
PCF 654
Jun 18, 2011 French President - FG Primary
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
PCF 47,789
Jun 24, 2011 French President - EE-LV Primary
Eva Joly
Verts 25,269
Jun 26, 2011 French President - NPA Designation
Philippe Poutou
NPA 220
Jul 09, 2011 French President - EE-LV Primary Runoff
Eva Joly
Verts 22,734
Oct 09, 2011 French President - PS Primary
François Hollande
PS 2,661,231
Oct 16, 2011 French President - PS Primary Runoff
François Hollande
PS 2,860,157
Feb 15, 2012 French President - UMP Nomination
Nicolas Sarkozy
UMP 1
Feb 17, 2012 French President - New Centre primary
Nicolas Sarkozy
NC 2,510
Apr 22, 2012 French President
François Hollande
PS 10,273,582UMP 9,753,844FN 6,421,773PG 3,985,298MoDem 3,275,349Verts 828,451
DLR 644,086NPA 411,178LO 202,562SeP 89,572
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/22/2012 05/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
François Hollande 14 9 2 --
Nicolas Sarkozy 2 ------
Leaning Call: François Hollande (95.00%)
Weighted Call: François Hollande (95.62%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

04/22/2012 05/02/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Deputy François Hollande (I) Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy  
PartySocialist Union for a Popular Movement  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 18,000,668 (51.64%) 16,860,685 (48.37%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,139,983 (-3.27%)  
Predict Avg.51.28% 48.72%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012  
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 7 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg54.17%-- 46.38%--  
IFOP 
04/28/12-05/02/12
53.00% 1.0 47.00% 1.0
BVA 
04/30/12-05/01/12
53.50% 0.5 46.50% 0.5
IFOP 
04/28/12-05/01/12
53.50% 0.5 46.50% 0.5
IFOP 
04/26/12-04/30/12
54.00% 0.5 46.00% 0.5
LH2 
04/27/12-04/28/12
54.00% -- 46.00% --
Ipsos 
04/27/12-04/28/12
53.00% 1.0 47.00% 1.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements  


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
04/10/2012 François Hollande Web Only Ad Mixed eng 48 H AVEC FH par #2H12CREW   00:03:12 Homegrown Democrat 
08/26/2011 François Hollande Infomercial Biography eng Can Francois Hollande take on Nicolas Sarkozy?  00:02:04 Progressive Scot 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 08, 2012 08:00am Opinion Hollande’s victory in France is a vote for growth  Article Monsieur 
May 06, 2012 01:05pm News Socialist Hollande triumphs in French presidential poll  Article Ashley 
Apr 24, 2012 07:00am News France election: Hollande appeals to Le Pen voters   Article 411 Name Removed 

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