The French Presidential Election 2012 took place on April 22 and May 6, 2012.
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won the election.
Party | Candidate(s) | Previous candidate (2007) | Votes |
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Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) | Nicolas Sarkozy | Nicolas Sarkozy | 27.18% |
Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) | François Hollande | Ségolène Royal | 28.63% |
National Front (Front National) | Marine Le Pen | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 17.90% |
Green Party (Les Verts) | Eva Joly | Dominique Voynet | 2.31% |
Union for French Democracy (Union Démocratique) | François Bayrou | François Bayrou | 9.13% |
Left Front (Front de Gauche) | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Jean-Luc Mélenchon | 11.10% |