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  French President
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Parents > France > President
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 21, 1981 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 26, 1981 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 26, 1981 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start May 15, 1981 - 12:00am
Term End May 15, 1988 - 12:00am
# Winners2
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur September 18, 2022 01:26am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyIndependent Republicans Won05/19/1974
NameValéry Giscard d'Estaing Votes13,396,203 (50.81%)
Term05/19/1974 - 05/10/1981 Margin424,599 (+1.61%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartySocialist Won05/10/1981
NameFrançois Mitterrand Votes15,708,262 (51.76%)
Term05/10/1981 - 05/26/1988 Margin1,065,956 (+3.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceFrench President 05/10/1981

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name (I) Finance Minister Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Party Leader François Mitterrand Mayor Jacques Chirac Georges Marchais Brice Lalonde Arlette Laguiller Michel Crépeau
PartyUnion for French Democracy Socialist Rally for the Republic French Communist Greens Lutte Ouvrière Radical Party of the Left
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Uncertified Votes 8,222,432 (28.32%) 7,505,960 (25.85%) 5,225,846 (18.00%) 4,456,922 (15.35%) 1,126,254 (3.88%) 668,057 (2.30%) 642,847 (2.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -716,472 (-2.47%) -2,996,586 (-10.32%) -3,765,510 (-12.97%) -7,096,178 (-24.44%) -7,554,375 (-26.02%) -7,579,585 (-26.10%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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D EastTexasDem
D InspectorMorse
SÉ Michel "Coluche" Colucci
LBR Old LW
I Pierre Poujade
D Some say...
IND Monsieur
I Chase McFadden
AENM Angry Russian
G BR_Green
POUM Zeus the Moose
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Name PM Michel Debré Marie-France Garaud Huguette Bouchardeau  
PartyRally for the Republic Independent Republicans Unified Socialist  
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Uncertified Votes 481,821 (1.66%) 386,623 (1.33%) 321,344 (1.11%)  
Margin-7,740,611 (-26.66%) -7,835,809 (-26.98%) -7,901,088 (-27.21%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Michel "Coluche" Colucci (SÉ)
Oct 20, 1980 - Mar 16, 1981

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