2012 French Presidential Election

22 April 2012 and 6 May 2012 · Shocks and recompositions · direct two-round vote

Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012 (or 21 April in some overseas departments and territories), with a second round run-off held on 6 May (or 5 May for those same territories) to elect the President of France (who is also ex officio one of the two joint heads of state of Andorra, a sovereign state).

President before

Nicolas Sarkozy

UMP

Elected President

François Hollande

Winning share

51.6%

second round

Turnout

79.5%

second round 80.3%

The result

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François Hollande

Socialist Party · 10 272 705 votes

51.64%

second round

Nicolas Sarkozy

Union for a Popular Movement · 9 753 629 votes

48.36%

second round

Marine Le Pen

National Front · 6 421 426 votes

17.90%

first round

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Left Front · 3 984 822 votes

11.10%

first round

François Bayrou

Democratic Movement · 3 275 122 votes

9.13%

first round

Eva Joly

Europe Ecology – The Greens · 828 345 votes

2.31%

first round

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

Republic Arise · 643 907 votes

1.79%

first round

Philippe Poutou

New Anticapitalist Party · 411 160 votes

1.15%

first round

Nathalie Arthaud

Workers' Struggle · 202 548 votes

0.56%

first round

Jacques Cheminade

Solidarity and Progress · 89 545 votes

0.25%

first round


François Hollande	Socialist Party	10 272 705	28.63%	18 000 668	51.64%
Nicolas Sarkozy	Union for a Popular Movement	9 753 629	27.18%	16 860 685	48.36%
Marine Le Pen	National Front	6 421 426	17.90%	—	—
Jean-Luc Mélenchon	Left Front	3 984 822	11.10%	—	—
François Bayrou	Democratic Movement	3 275 122	9.13%	—	—
Eva Joly	Europe Ecology – The Greens	828 345	2.31%	—	—
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan	Republic Arise	643 907	1.79%	—	—
Philippe Poutou	New Anticapitalist Party	411 160	1.15%	—	—
Nathalie Arthaud	Workers' Struggle	202 548	0.56%	—	—
Jacques Cheminade	Solidarity and Progress	89 545	0.25%	—	—