1969 French Presidential Election
After de Gaulle resigns1 and 15 June 1969 · Founding the presidency · direct two-round vote
Incumbent president Charles de Gaulle proposed a referendum on government decentralisation and a reform of the Senate. In the referendum on 27 April, 53.5% of voters rejected the proposed amendments.
President before
Alain Poher
(acting President after Charles de Gaulle resigned in April)
Elected President
Georges Pompidou
UDR
Winning share
58.2%
second round
Turnout
77.6%
second round 68.8%
The result
| Georges Pompidou | Union of Democrats for the Republic | 10 051 783 | 44.47% | 11 064 371 | 58.21% |
| Alain Poher | Democratic Centre | 5 268 613 | 23.31% | 7 943 118 | 41.79% |
| Jacques Duclos | French Communist Party | 4 808 285 | 21.27% | — | — |
| Gaston Defferre | French Section of the Workers' International | 1 133 222 | 5.01% | — | — |
| Michel Rocard | Unified Socialist Party | 816 470 | 3.61% | — | — |
| Louis Ducatel | Miscellaneous left | 286 447 | 1.27% | — | — |
| Alain Krivine | Communist League | 239 104 | 1.06% | — | — |