1995 French Presidential Election
23 April 1995 and 7 May 1995 · The age of alternance · direct two-round vote
Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April, with a second round on 7 May. Following his tenure as Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac launched his third campaign for the presidency of the French Republic.
President before
François Mitterrand
PS
Elected President
Jacques Chirac
RPR
Winning share
52.6%
second round
Turnout
78.4%
second round 79.7%
The result
Lionel Jospin
Socialist Party · 7 097 786 votes
47.36%
second round
Jacques Chirac
Rally for the Republic · 6 348 375 votes
52.64%
second round
Édouard Balladur
Rally for the Republic · 5 658 796 votes
18.58%
first round
Jean-Marie Le Pen
National Front · 4 570 838 votes
15.00%
first round
Robert Hue
French Communist Party · 2 632 460 votes
8.64%
first round
Arlette Laguiller
Workers Struggle · 1 615 552 votes
5.30%
first round
Philippe de Villiers
Movement for France · 1 443 186 votes
4.74%
first round
Dominique Voynet
The Greens · 1 010 681 votes
3.32%
first round
Jacques Cheminade
Federation for a New Solidarity · 84 959 votes
0.28%
first round