France is the eus secondbiggest economy and also one of the worlds biggest military and diplomatic powers. The presidential election was followed by legislative elections to elect members of. News, analysis and comment from the financial times, the world. May 06, 2017 when le pen made it to the presidential runoff in 2002, the french public was stunned and furious. President donald trump is taking the unusual step of weighing in publicly on a foreign presidential election, predicting that the latest attack in paris will have a big effect on. Because the success of france matters to the entire world. As predicted, centrist emmanuel macron and farright leader marine le pen have both progressed to the second round of the french presidential election. His vote percentage on that level was second only to that of paris. European election database and interior ministry of france many french voters abstained, leading to the worst turnout since 1969.
Fillon, melenchon seek lastgasp boost in french presidential. The french presidential election campaign is in turmoil, as it looks increasingly as though neither of the candidates representing the two major tranditional parties, the socialists on the left and the republicans ont he right, will make it through to the second round. Marine le pen and macron neck and neck in latest french. A simple guide to following sundays french presidential election. Check out more of jonathans work on his blog, tips and viz with tableau. President trumps actions so far are good for france. After all, being one of the most influential countries in europe france has the power to set the tone for how many other european countries will act. Mar 20, 2017 marine le pen and emmanuel macron are neck and neck in the first round of the turbulent french presidential elections, the latest survey has revealed. If the second round of the presidential election in may 2017 is a contest between left and right, there is. This dataset is born from a test with the twitter streaming api to filter and collect data from this flow on a specific topic, in this case the french election. Socialist candidate francois hollandes win in the first round of the french election signals more than crazy ideas.
The last few days of the campaign will be crucial in order to determine his chances to make it to the second round. And nearly 9 percent of voters filed blank ballots, a. Apr 22, 2012 the french language belgian news site le soir was among the first outlets outside france to break the prohibition on publishing voting results before the polls close at 8 p. Official 2016 presidential general election results general election date. During 4045 min she went on personal attacks and invectives instead of talking facts and about her program. April 17, 2017 a farleft politician is shaking up frances presidential race. May 07, 2017 a french presidents power rests on the ability to get laws through parliament and much will hang on junes parliamentary elections. All the latest breaking news on french presidential election. A guide to the unpredictable french presidential election. Election results for every election, from 1789 to the present. Who won the french election 2017, when were the results.
The president was elected by the congress of the french parliament, a joint meeting of both houses of the french parliament the national assembly and the senate. French presidential election 2017 world the guardian. Our foreign correspondents in france and in key european cities analyzed the final round of the french presidential election. After mass protests, he was defeated by republican jacques chirac by a whopping 8218 margin. French presidential election firstround results france 24. The 2017 french presidential election was held on 23 april and 7 may 2017. The french election is macrons to lose the atlantic. The french will go to the polls on sunday to vote in the first round of their presidential election and will choose from 11 candidates.
Nearly half of young french voters backed marine le pen. French translation of election the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. French time, unveiling tallies from overseas french territories and promising to continue to do so with results on the french mainland. French presidential election turnout figures slightly above 2012 at midday reuters uk turnout figures for the first round of the french presidential election showed a 28. Scene inside a polling station during the french presidential election of 2007. Well be covering the outcome of the first round of the french presidential election on sunday, april 23. A french president can serve for a maximum of two fiveyear terms.
By quartz staff after months of campaigning, the french people will cast their final vote in the countrys hardfought presidential election on sunday may 7. Gelie talked about the french presidential elections. Candidates for the 2017 presidential election, emmanuel macron, right, head of the political movement en marche. One morning during the end stages of the election i read in the paper that the french and british have started building a wall to keep refugees from crossing the english channel. French presidential election results 2017 statista. Emmanuel macron elected french president in landslide victory. There were two presidential elections in france during the republican government known as the fourth republic 19461958. The french use runoffs for their presidential elections, so lets look at them. The first round of the 2022 french presidential election will be held between 8 and 23 april 2022, with the second round held two weeks after the first. Pascal rossignolreuters following the first presidential debate on march. Apr 24, 2017 the french presidential candidate emmanuel macron at a campaign rally in paris last week. French presidential election results, first round bloomberg.
Find all the results from the first round of frances presidential election, by region, on our interactive map. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on french presidential election. Mar 31, 2017 with a little over three weeks to the first round of the french presidential election, the conservative candidate brushed off claims that russia was interfering in the campaign. For the original method of electing the president and the vice president elections of 1789, 1792, 1796, and 1800, see article ii, section 1, of the constitution. Public officials in the legislative and executive branches are either elected by the citizens directly or indirectly or appointed by elected officials. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. Analysis of the french election the new york times. Eleven candidates will compete in the first round of the election. French presidential candidate confirms massive hack days.
Should no candidate win a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top two candidates two weeks later. No, i am not referring to the current french presidential elections but the us presidential elections held last year. Apr 18, 2017 marion le pen hints at leading front national group after french election marine le pens niece has hinted at leading a front national group in parliament following the french presidential election. What happened today in frances presidential election. Jeanpaul pelissier reuters many are watching to see if france will join the wave of populist nationalism sweeping the globe, with farright leader and trump admirer.
With two of the leading four top candidates hostile to the eu and nato, the election could further shake up the wests liberal postwar order, already rattled by britains vote to leave the eu and donald trumps election to the white house. The 2017 french presidential election is a presidential election in france that took place on may 7th, 2017. Markets and moderates relieved at french election vote. May 05, 2017 by quartz staff after months of campaigning, the french people will cast their final vote in the countrys hardfought presidential election on sunday may 7. The only two departments won by marine le pen over emmanuel macron were aisne and pasdecalais. Personal and financial scandals are rampant in french political life, especially around election season. As the 2017 french presidential elections approaches you may be wondering exactly how the hexagon chooses its president. The script used to make this data collection is available on this github repository since the 18th of march, the french election enter in the final straight line until the first poll the 23 april 2017, the candidates for the. French presidential candidate confirms massive hack days before election. The 2011 french socialist party presidential primary was the first open primary primaires citoyennes, jointly held by the french socialist party and radical party of the left for selecting their candidate for the 2012 presidential election. French presidential election may 2017 full second round. May 08, 2017 centrist candidate emmanuel macron has decisively won the french presidential election, defeating farright candidate marine le pen. A poll in march suggested that seven out of 10 french voters were opposed to france pulling out of the eu, but emmanuel macron was the only.
He lost the final vote by a wide margin to jacques chirac. French farright presidential candidate marine le pen praises. View a map, results and history from each of the 10 prior french presidential elections. This timelapse video shows the french presidential election results. After french vote, mainstream europe breathes a sigh of.
Le pen did too many mistakes which made her look amateurish. National assembly second round it was a bad night for the parliamentary left group, with the socialist party down to just 29. As an example, this telegraph article dated 27 october, headlined with the democratic candidate hilary clinton enjoying a massive 14 point lead and went on to describe the virtually inevitable political fallout of her victory on. French presidential election simulator tableau public. May 07, 2017 french citizens across the globe vote in tense election that could decide europes future, choosing probusiness progressive emmanuel macron over farright populist marine le pen. May 07, 2017 newly elected french president emmanuel macron, a 39yearold former investment banker who ran without the backing of a major party, was the clear oddson favourite to win the second round of the. The presidential election in france could determine the political future of europe. French presidential election latest news, breaking. This has been referred to by james downes as a new form of politics that has swept across europe in the last few years. The last week tonight host had a message for the french ahead of their upcoming elections. May 04, 2017 the french election is very important to the future of france and the values that we care so much about, obama said in the video. Feb 23, 2017 french farright presidential hopeful marine le pen, who is leading the latest opinion polls ahead of the spring election, says she thinks u. Traditional party attachment seems to be diminishing and as a result, the polling for this election has been scattered as citizens react to how each of the characters fair in the media rather than simple party alignment.
Some 44 per cent of 18 to 24yearolds backed the front national leader. French presidential election results 19652017 youtube. As no candidate won a majority in the first round on 23 april, a runoff was held between the top two candidates, emmanuel macron of en marche. Frances farright leader marine le pen will face a relative novice, independent centrist emmanuel macron, in the final round of the countrys presidential election. It is widely expected that none of them will win an outright. John oliver visits an excessively french bistro to deliver an urgent message to voters. French presidential candidate, of the far right nationalist front party, waves to the crowd at a rally on march 26, 2017. Following the french election result, here are the latest updates and the. Should he make it to the second round and this would be a. Jonathan trajkovic is a data analyst working for synaltic in paris, france. The euro currency rose to its highest point since midnovember after macron was revealed as the winner. Emmanuel macron casts his ballot in the first round of french presidential election at a polling station in le touquet, france on april 23, 2017. Emmanuel macron is frances new president after crushing his bitter rival marine le pen in the fight for the presidency.
Updates on the french presidential election the new york times. May 07, 2017 emmanuel macron wins french presidential election, says prime minister. French voters spurn mainstream presidential candidates for. Emmanuel macron has been elected president of france, according to projections, with the 39yearold centrist winning 65. Voters had to donate at least one euro and sign a pledge to the values of the left to be eligible. Emmanuel macron, former french economy minister and head of the political movement en marche or forward, delivers a speech to announce his candidacy for the 2017 french presidential election. May 08, 2017 the same malaise had paved the way for her even more extremist father, jeanmarie le pen, to triumph in the first round of voting in 2002. Its presidential election season in france, and this year a lot more people than usual are paying attention. Emmanuel macron defeats le pen to become french president. Topics include the major candidates, their platforms, and the concerns of voters. French election results will rest on these macron and le. French presidential election latest news, breaking stories. Full results by state for the 2016 presidential election and electoral vote count.
Emmanuel macron wins french presidential election, says prime. Theoretically, he is the one who has the largest space on the center. The vote preserved a french political tradition of mainstream parties working together to bar candidates from the far right, known as the republican front. Well go live about 20 minutes before voting ends at 8. Almost half of young french voters voted for marine le pen in the presidential runoff, early indications suggest. It is unlikely that macron will be able to rally more. Donald trump says paris attack will influence french presidential election. The french residents overseas constituency went 89 percent for emmanuel macron. French translation of election collins englishfrench.
French presidential hopefuls emmanuel macron and marine le pen race to the finish line ahead of sundays second round runoff. Macron launches french presidential bid as polls show tight. Frontrunner emmanuel macron tried to build a hackproof campaign with a detailed plan for preventing a breach. The same malaise had paved the way for her even more extremist father, jeanmarie le pen, to triumph in the first round of voting in 2002. Apr 24, 2017 the french like to say that, in their twostage election process, the country chooses in the first round, while in the second it eliminates.
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