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Parents > France > President of the Republic
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 21, 1988 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 08, 1988 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 08, 1988 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 1988 - 12:00pm
Term End May 26, 1995 - 12:00pm
ContributorJR725
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia October 06, 2016 01:50pm
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LAST 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
  PartyRally for the Republic Won05/07/1995
NameJacques Chirac Votes15,763,027 (52.64%)
Term05/07/1995 - 05/26/2002 Margin1,582,383 (+5.28%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 24, 1988 French President
François Mitterrand
PS 10,367,200RPR 6,063,514UDF 5,031,849FN 4,375,894PCF 2,055,995Verts 1,149,642
LCR 639,084LO 606,017PT 116,823

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Name (I) Party Leader François Mitterrand PM Jacques Chirac  
PartySocialist Rally for the Republic  
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Certified Votes 16,704,279 (54.02%) 14,218,970 (45.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,485,309 (-8.04%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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