1995 French presidential election

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| <- 1988 | 23 April 1995 (first round)
7 May 1995 (second round) | 2002 ->

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Turnout| 78.38% (first round)
79.66% (second round)
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Nominee  | Jacques Chirac | Lionel Jospin |
Party  | RPR | PS
Popular vote  | 15,763,027 | 14,180,644
Percentage  | 52.64% | 47.36%

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First round results by department and region

Second round results by department and region

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| President before election

François Mitterrand

| Elected President

Jacques Chirac
RPR

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Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April, with a second round on 7 May.

## Background

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The Socialist incumbent president François Mitterrand, who had been in office since 1981, did not stand for a third term. He was 78, had terminal cancer, and his party had lost the 1993 French legislative election in a landslide defeat. Since then, he had been "cohabiting" with a right-wing cabinet led by Prime Minister Édouard Balladur, a member of the neo-Gaullist RPR party. Balladur had promised the RPR leader, Jacques Chirac, that he would not run for the presidency, but as polls showed him doing well and he had the support of many right-wing politicians, he decided to run. The competition within the right between Balladur and Chirac was a major feature of the campaign.

Meanwhile, the left was weakened by scandals and disappointments regarding Mitterrand's presidency along with the unemployment rate hovering around 10%. In June 1994, former Prime Minister Michel Rocard was dismissed as leader of the Socialist Party (PS) after the party's poor showing in the European Parliament elections. Then, Jacques Delors decided not to stand as a candidate because he disagreed with the re-alignment on the left orchestrated by new party leader Henri Emmanuelli. This left the field wide open for numerous potential candidacies: among those who are known to have considered a run, or were strongly urged by others, are Jack Lang, Pierre Joxe, Laurent Fabius, Ségolène Royal and Robert Badinter. Former party leader and education minister Lionel Jospin was chosen by PS members as the party's candidate in a primary election pitting him against Emmanuelli. He promised to restore the credibility and moral reputation of his party, but his chances of winning were seen as being thin. The economy was also still struggling with a depression which began in mid-1990, and the government's policies were widely blamed for both the recession and its slow recovery.

The French Communist Party (PCF) tried to stop its electoral decline. Its new leader Robert Hue campaigned against "king money" and wanted to represent a renewed communism. He was faced with competition for the far left vote by the Trotskyist candidacy of Arlette Laguiller, who ran for the fourth time. Both of these candidates had a better result than their parties had in 1988, but came nowhere near being able to participate in the next round. In choosing Dominique Voynet, the Greens opted for their integration with the left.

On the far-right, Jean-Marie Le Pen tried to repeat his surprising result that he obtained in the 1988 presidential election. His main rival for the far-right vote was Philippe de Villiers, candidate of the eurosceptic parliamentary right. Both candidates primarily focused on the country’s financial situation.

In January 1995, when he announced his candidacy, Balladur was the favourite of the political right. According to the SOFRES polls institute, he held an advantage of 14 points over Chirac (32% against 18% for the first round). He took advantage of his "positive assessment" as Prime Minister and advocated a moderately liberal economic policy. Chirac denounced the "social fracture" and criticised the "dominant thought", targeting Balladur. Chirac argued that "the pay slip is not the enemy of employment". Indeed, unemployment was the main theme of the campaign. From the start of March, Chirac gained ground on Balladur in the polls. Another factor that contributed to Balladur's fall in popularity was the revelation of a bugging scandal which had implicated Balladur.[1]

Chirac's campaign slogan was "La France pour tous" ("France for everyone"); Balladur's "Believe in France"; and Jospin's "A clear vote for a more just France".

## Opinion polls

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### First round

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Polling
firm  | Fieldwork
date  | Laguiller
LO | Hue
PCF | Voynet
LV | Delors
PS | Jospin
PS | Rocard
PS | Giscard
UDF | Balladur
RPR | Chirac
RPR | de Villiers
MPF | Le Pen
FN | Cheminade
FNS

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Sofres  | 20-21 Apr 1995  | 5%  | 9.5%  | 4%  | —  | 20.5% | —  | —  | 16.5%  | 24% | 6%  | 14%  | 0.5%
Sofres  | 13-14 Apr 1995  | 5%  | 8.5%  | 3.5%  | —  | 21% | —  | —  | 16%  | 26% | 6.5%  | 13%  | 0.5%
BVA  | 12-14 Apr 1995  | 5%  | 10%  | 4%  | —  | 19% | —  | —  | 16%  | 26% | 6%  | 14%  | 0%
Sofres  | 8-10 Apr 1995  | 4.5%  | 8.5%  | 3%  | —  | 21% | —  | —  | 19%  | 26% | 5%  | 13%  | 0%
Sofres  | 4-5 Apr 1995  | 4.5%  | 8%  | 3.5%  | —  | 22% | —  | —  | 20%  | 24% | 5.5%  | 12%  | 0.5%
Sofres  | 25-27 Mar 1995  | 3.5%  | 8%  | 3.5%  | —  | 21% | —  | —  | 18%  | 26% | 6.5%  | 13%  | 0%
Sofres  | 21-22 Mar 1995  | 3%  | 8.5%  | 2.5%  | —  | 22% | —  | —  | 17%  | 26% | 7%  | 13%  | —
Sofres  | 11-13 Mar 1995  | 3.5%  | 8%  | 2.5%  | —  | 20% | —  | —  | 20% | 27% | 6.5%  | 12%  | —
Sofres  | 8-9 Mar 1995  | 4%  | 9%  | 3.5%  | —  | 21% | —  | —  | 20%  | 24% | 7.5%  | 10.5%  | —
Sofres  | 21-23 Feb 1995  | 3%  | 7%  | 5%  | —  | 24% | —  | —  | 23.5% | 19%  | 7.5%  | 11%  | —
Sofres  | 7-9 Feb 1995  | 3%  | 7%  | 4%  | —  | 22.5% | —  | —  | 28% | 17.5%  | 6.5%  | 10.5%  | —
Sofres  | 24-26 Jan 1995  | 3%  | 7%  | 3%  | —  | 17%  | —  | —  | 32% | 18% | 7%  | 12%  | —
Sofres  | 10-12 Jan 1995  | 2.5%  | 6%  | 4%  | —  | 20% | —  | —  | 29% | 17%  | 9%  | 11.5%  | —
Sofres  | 26-28 Dec 1994  | 3.5%  | 6%  | 3.5%  | 22% | —  | —  | 10%  | 25% | 14%  | 4%  | 12%  | —
Sofres  | 5-7 Dec 1994  | 3%  | 5%  | 3%  | 32% | —  | —  | 5%  | 25% | 12%  | 5%  | 10%  | —
Sofres  | 22-24 Nov 1994  | 3.5%  | 5%  | 3%  | 31% | —  | —  | 5%  | 25% | 15%  | 5%  | 8%  | —
Sofres  | 5-9 Nov 1994  | 3.5%  | 5%  | 3%  | 26% | —  | —  | 4.5%  | 28% | 18%  | 4%  | 9%  | —
Sofres  | 4-6 Oct 1994  | 4%  | 5%  | 1.5%  | 29.5% | —  | —  | 6%  | 28% | 14%  | 3%  | 9%  | —
Sofres  | 6-8 Sep 1994  | 2.5%  | 3.5%  | 2%  | 27% | —  | —  | 5%  | 30% | 16%  | 4%  | 10%  | —
Sofres  | 2-5 Jul 1994  | 3%  | 4%  | 4%  | 26% | —  | —  | 8%  | 28% | 16%  | —  | 11%  | —
Sofres  | 7–9 May 1994  | 2.5%  | 6%  | 4.5%  | —  | —  | 26% | 6%  | 28% | 17%  | —  | 10%  | —
Sofres  | 24-25 Mar 1994  | 2%  | 5%  | 4%  | —  | —  | 25% | 7%  | 29% | 17%  | —  | 11%  | —
Sofres  | 3-5 Mar 1994  | 2.5%  | 4.5%  | 4%  | 24% | —  | —  | 7%  | 33% | 14%  | —  | 11%  | —

## Results

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Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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| Lionel Jospin| Socialist Party| 7,097,786| 23.30| 14,180,644| 47.36
| Jacques Chirac| Rally for the Republic| 6,348,375| 20.84| 15,763,027| 52.64
| Édouard Balladur| Rally for the Republic| 5,658,796| 18.58|
| Jean-Marie Le Pen| National Front| 4,570,838| 15.00|
| Robert Hue| French Communist Party| 2,632,460| 8.64|
| Arlette Laguiller| Workers Struggle| 1,615,552| 5.30|
| Philippe de Villiers| Movement for France| 1,443,186| 4.74|
| Dominique Voynet| The Greens| 1,010,681| 3.32|
| Jacques Cheminade| Federation for a New Solidarity| 84,959| 0.28|
Total| 30,462,633| 100.00| 29,943,671| 100.00
Valid votes| 30,462,633| 97.18| 29,943,671| 94.03
Invalid/blank votes| 883,161| 2.82| 1,902,148| 5.97
Total votes| 31,345,794| 100.00| 31,845,819| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 39,992,912| 78.38| 39,976,944| 79.66
Source: Constitutional Court, Constitutional Court

### First round

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Lionel Jospin won the first round, in what appeared to be an electoral recovery for the Socialist Party. His right-wing challenger for the runoff vote on 7 May was Jacques Chirac and not Edouard Balladur. Defeated, Balladur endorsed the RPR candidate. Jean-Marie Le Pen repeated his good result of the previous presidential election.

#### By department

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Department | Jospin | Chirac | Balladur | Le Pen | Hue | Laguiller | de Villiers | Voynet | Cheminade | Electorate  | Votes  | Valid votes  | Invalid votes

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Paris | 219,254 | 271,278 | 139,869 | 77,909 | 39,469 | 40,693 | 21,923 | 30,608 | 1,658 | 1,168,036 | 856,512 | 842,661 | 13,851
Seine-et-Marne | 108,507 | 116,185 | 79,488 | 93,947 | 42,074 | 28,253 | 23,642 | 17,195 | 1,297 | 691,005 | 522,600 | 510,588 | 12,012
Yvelines | 132,703 | 161,243 | 121,607 | 85,656 | 39,549 | 30,432 | 27,560 | 21,185 | 1,458 | 822,940 | 634,622 | 621,393 | 13,229
Essonne | 123,720 | 116,811 | 79,700 | 73,534 | 46,645 | 30,757 | 20,190 | 20,068 | 1,194 | 683,626 | 524,787 | 512,619 | 12,168
Hauts-de-Seine | 139,497 | 160,605 | 116,410 | 70,458 | 47,762 | 28,529 | 20,344 | 19,714 | 1,333 | 823,909 | 616,102 | 604,652 | 11,450
Seine-Saint- Denis | 113,567 | 96,629 | 57,258 | 91,176 | 68,395 | 28,108 | 13,924 | 15,314 | 1,118 | 683,919 | 496,106 | 485,489 | 10,617
Val-de-Marne | 120,799 | 119,624 | 76,404 | 68,131 | 64,067 | 26,819 | 16,355 | 17,594 | 1,085 | 692,561 | 522,817 | 510,878 | 11,939
Val-de Oise | 100,551 | 99,713 | 67,342 | 79,103 | 48,178 | 24,251 | 17,093 | 14,822 | 1,058 | 611,098 | 462,112 | 452,111 | 10,001
Ardennes | 36,149 | 26,091 | 26,217 | 26,836 | 14,086 | 7,956 | 6,985 | 4,094 | 377 | 194,299 | 152,424 | 148,791 | 3,633
Aube | 30,342 | 31,585 | 28,672 | 27,567 | 11,834 | 7,135 | 8,998 | 4,190 | 440 | 192,789 | 155,156 | 150,763 | 4,393
Marne | 57,380 | 58,141 | 52,591 | 49,161 | 20,825 | 16,240 | 14,655 | 9,204 | 802 | 366,488 | 285,862 | 278,999 | 6,863
Haute-Marne | 23,394 | 21,843 | 19,891 | 22,624 | 7,689 | 5,899 | 5,547 | 3,923 | 387 | 145,981 | 114,832 | 111,197 | 3,635
Aisne | 71,700 | 53,422 | 45,951 | 52,026 | 32,132 | 17,053 | 13,819 | 7,136 | 845 | 371,939 | 301,990 | 294,084 | 7,906
Oise | 80,689 | 76,390 | 62,055 | 79,415 | 35,493 | 23,270 | 17,822 | 11,516 | 1,111 | 488,437 | 397,437 | 387,761 | 9,676
Somme | 71,669 | 59,293 | 53,438 | 47,928 | 39,081 | 18,431 | 16,142 | 7,656 | 876 | 391,302 | 323,792 | 314,514 | 9,278
Eure | 58,464 | 55,050 | 52,784 | 51,898 | 24,111 | 16,043 | 14,790 | 8,560 | 871 | 359,333 | 290,809 | 282,571 | 8,238
Seine-Maritime | 152,328 | 109,160 | 117,988 | 101,722 | 74,903 | 41,689 | 24,811 | 19,842 | 1,687 | 831,766 | 662,374 | 644,130 | 18,244
Cher | 36,727 | 35,663 | 31,672 | 23,823 | 24,234 | 9,562 | 8,671 | 5,064 | 559 | 228,986 | 182,025 | 175,975 | 6,050
Eure-et-Loir | 45,602 | 40,155 | 43,443 | 38,883 | 14,488 | 10,822 | 13,194 | 6,281 | 522 | 273,171 | 219,421 | 213,390 | 6,031
Indre | 33,365 | 29,652 | 23,742 | 18,182 | 14,925 | 7,212 | 8,172 | 4,073 | 457 | 180,705 | 145,544 | 139,780 | 5,764
Indre-et-Loire | 70,285 | 51,617 | 60,546 | 37,033 | 21,717 | 15,172 | 17,904 | 10,349 | 826 | 369,275 | 295,109 | 285,449 | 9,660
Loir-et-Cher | 40,834 | 31,800 | 36,165 | 27,653 | 15,370 | 8,879 | 13,288 | 5,540 | 497 | 228,208 | 186,321 | 180,026 | 6,295
Loiret | 65,197 | 63,637 | 62,526 | 49,198 | 25,107 | 15,641 | 18,192 | 10,428 | 918 | 395,218 | 320,426 | 310,844 | 9,582
Calvados | 81,989 | 68,955 | 71,801 | 42,680 | 25,102 | 23,061 | 17,158 | 12,548 | 1,025 | 437,282 | 353,904 | 344,319 | 9,585
Manche | 56,155 | 66,848 | 67,254 | 30,794 | 16,162 | 15,740 | 14,786 | 9,424 | 925 | 351,768 | 285,914 | 278,088 | 7,826
Orne | 33,657 | 39,387 | 36,662 | 25,161 | 9,577 | 9,008 | 10,051 | 5,860 | 523 | 213,690 | 174,859 | 169,886 | 4,973
Côte-d'Or | 60,470 | 53,539 | 47,943 | 40,468 | 15,882 | 13,118 | 13,247 | 10,159 | 628 | 326,948 | 262,497 | 255,454 | 7,043
Nièvre | 40,340 | 24,237 | 21,242 | 15,959 | 16,991 | 6,026 | 5,663 | 3,522 | 369 | 173,997 | 138,823 | 134,349 | 4,474
Saône-et-Loire | 75,288 | 61,438 | 57,796 | 40,069 | 27,620 | 14,634 | 15,874 | 9,039 | 802 | 399,842 | 314,437 | 302,560 | 11,877
Yonne | 37,089 | 36,095 | 34,038 | 30,406 | 14,581 | 8,828 | 10,688 | 6,118 | 557 | 230,305 | 183,969 | 178,400 | 5,569
Nord | 302,492 | 219,467 | 228,281 | 236,730 | 155,288 | 73,270 | 52,639 | 30,965 | 3,145 | 1,677,860 | 1,337,941 | 1,302,277 | 35,664
Pas-de-Calais | 201,379 | 135,223 | 127,766 | 121,652 | 111,222 | 49,284 | 34,052 | 17,247 | 2,031 | 1,016,315 | 828,074 | 799,856 | 28,218
Meurthe-et-Moselle | 85,039 | 63,832 | 65,107 | 65,291 | 30,039 | 23,313 | 14,177 | 12,457 | 977 | 470,685 | 369,781 | 360,232 | 9,549
Meuse | 23,388 | 19,121 | 23,467 | 21,741 | 6,558 | 5,853 | 5,572 | 3,988 | 351 | 140,834 | 113,257 | 110,039 | 3,218
Moselle | 101,858 | 90,174 | 107,475 | 125,065 | 30,091 | 33,762 | 18,763 | 16,295 | 1,516 | 690,316 | 540,547 | 524,999 | 15,548
Vosges | 47,960 | 43,094 | 39,203 | 43,539 | 12,413 | 12,064 | 11,190 | 7,680 | 723 | 278,909 | 226,002 | 217,866 | 8,136
Bas-Rhin | 84,491 | 84,046 | 124,954 | 130,548 | 14,429 | 24,227 | 21,725 | 19,291 | 1,618 | 653,671 | 518,931 | 505,329 | 13,602
Haut-Rhin | 60,712 | 59,413 | 86,111 | 88,100 | 12,657 | 17,980 | 15,530 | 13,643 | 1,132 | 458,432 | 365,774 | 355,278 | 10,496
Doubs | 64,277 | 53,716 | 47,708 | 39,923 | 13,921 | 14,003 | 12,180 | 12,852 | 673 | 325,938 | 266,668 | 259,253 | 7,415
Jura | 30,638 | 24,270 | 28,339 | 21,646 | 11,533 | 7,435 | 7,581 | 8,227 | 376 | 177,806 | 144,987 | 140,045 | 4,942
Haute-Saône | 33,511 | 26,407 | 24,309 | 22,440 | 8,804 | 6,755 | 6,646 | 5,058 | 381 | 170,138 | 139,347 | 134,311 | 5,036
Territoire de Belfort | 17,835 | 12,548 | 10,678 | 12,965 | 5,086 | 4,212 | 2,529 | 3,132 | 154 | 87,668 | 71,356 | 69,139 | 2,217
Loire-Atlantique | 157,015 | 111,077 | 125,494 | 57,668 | 43,141 | 37,195 | 41,818 | 25,261 | 1,665 | 768,340 | 618,958 | 600,334 | 18,624
Maine-et-Loire | 81,544 | 78,077 | 97,763 | 39,333 | 21,338 | 20,837 | 34,982 | 14,721 | 1,153 | 489,715 | 404,960 | 389,748 | 15,212
Mayenne | 32,615 | 39,104 | 44,224 | 15,645 | 7,789 | 8,513 | 10,628 | 6,210 | 529 | 206,397 | 171,952 | 165,257 | 6,695
Sarthe | 68,714 | 54,907 | 63,289 | 33,445 | 25,365 | 17,368 | 17,897 | 10,682 | 937 | 378,616 | 304,510 | 292,604 | 11,906
Vendée | 62,543 | 58,462 | 64,826 | 23,460 | 15,254 | 14,508 | 70,725 | 10,481 | 892 | 394,215 | 332,278 | 321,151 | 11,127
Côtes-d'Armor | 94,522 | 65,565 | 68,951 | 30,282 | 38,386 | 18,807 | 12,617 | 12,760 | 847 | 420,696 | 351,393 | 342,737 | 8,656
Finistère | 130,415 | 108,697 | 105,061 | 45,911 | 37,211 | 30,313 | 19,188 | 20,970 | 1,200 | 625,550 | 510,067 | 498,966 | 11,101
Ille-et-Vilaine | 118,780 | 97,480 | 104,104 | 41,594 | 29,204 | 30,188 | 20,762 | 20,062 | 1,150 | 581,428 | 476,907 | 463,324 | 13,583
Morbihan | 86,034 | 75,872 | 88,820 | 52,369 | 27,122 | 20,296 | 15,436 | 13,229 | 858 | 472,281 | 389,421 | 380,036 | 9,385
Charente | 55,088 | 41,353 | 32,035 | 20,030 | 18,430 | 10,284 | 12,202 | 6,108 | 636 | 254,536 | 203,521 | 196,166 | 7,355
Charente-Maritime | 74,907 | 60,687 | 58,549 | 34,327 | 25,667 | 14,721 | 23,688 | 9,999 | 953 | 397,086 | 313,519 | 303,498 | 10,021
Deux-Sèvres | 51,890 | 44,343 | 41,885 | 15,008 | 11,613 | 11,600 | 18,411 | 7,848 | 676 | 259,259 | 211,650 | 203,274 | 8,376
Vienne | 55,743 | 47,870 | 40,066 | 23,002 | 18,124 | 11,822 | 13,497 | 8,538 | 696 | 281,401 | 227,807 | 219,358 | 8,449
Dordogne | 60,811 | 61,708 | 33,680 | 21,268 | 34,353 | 10,620 | 12,352 | 7,213 | 719 | 303,089 | 251,837 | 242,724 | 9,113
Gironde | 179,050 | 126,026 | 114,546 | 82,612 | 54,762 | 38,431 | 29,772 | 19,471 | 1,747 | 827,836 | 664,379 | 646,417 | 17,962
Landes | 62,598 | 41,472 | 34,299 | 17,425 | 18,660 | 8,294 | 8,228 | 4,340 | 520 | 244,917 | 202,458 | 195,836 | 6,622
Lot-et-Garonne | 41,867 | 36,091 | 29,377 | 26,345 | 19,010 | 8,908 | 11,231 | 5,384 | 542 | 224,985 | 185,011 | 178,755 | 6,256
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 85,451 | 76,946 | 70,655 | 32,100 | 23,706 | 18,642 | 13,326 | 12,176 | 927 | 432,701 | 345,280 | 333,929 | 11,351
Ariège | 28,938 | 14,276 | 12,352 | 8,984 | 10,665 | 4,263 | 2,833 | 3,004 | 287 | 108,226 | 88,265 | 85,602 | 2,663
Aveyron | 42,115 | 44,609 | 36,077 | 14,586 | 11,874 | 8,101 | 7,643 | 5,881 | 518 | 212,792 | 177,548 | 171,404 | 6,144
Haute-Garonne | 164,580 | 94,453 | 82,702 | 65,200 | 40,103 | 31,249 | 17,847 | 18,877 | 1,387 | 654,466 | 532,483 | 516,398 | 16,085
Gers | 31,813 | 22,905 | 19,008 | 10,059 | 8,991 | 5,202 | 6,054 | 3,406 | 389 | 136,625 | 111,988 | 107,827 | 4,161
Lot | 31,018 | 26,817 | 14,772 | 8,504 | 11,552 | 5,483 | 4,641 | 3,969 | 320 | 131,509 | 110,895 | 107,076 | 3,819
Hautes-Pyrénées | 37,936 | 26,807 | 23,560 | 12,559 | 16,206 | 7,099 | 5,065 | 4,251 | 395 | 173,682 | 138,861 | 133,878 | 4,983
Tarn | 58,446 | 40,762 | 36,600 | 26,860 | 16,691 | 10,366 | 10,200 | 6,939 | 613 | 257,286 | 215,538 | 207,477 | 8,061
Tarn-et-Garonne | 31,669 | 24,192 | 19,381 | 19,125 | 9,391 | 5,851 | 7,532 | 3,748 | 405 | 151,233 | 125,216 | 121,294 | 3,922
Corrèze | 30,869 | 76,632 | 7,170 | 7,122 | 21,729 | 5,323 | 3,035 | 3,217 | 339 | 185,134 | 158,857 | 155,436 | 3,421
Creuse | 20,091 | 27,984 | 8,900 | 5,694 | 9,606 | 3,453 | 2,811 | 2,240 | 231 | 105,801 | 83,764 | 81,010 | 2,754
Haute-Vienne | 57,533 | 60,450 | 22,506 | 15,894 | 28,891 | 10,429 | 7,051 | 6,617 | 543 | 263,199 | 218,477 | 209,914 | 8,563
Ain | 49,970 | 46,891 | 48,264 | 48,417 | 14,999 | 11,918 | 13,118 | 9,534 | 686 | 314,259 | 251,533 | 243,797 | 7,736
Ardèche | 38,151 | 30,055 | 33,326 | 23,548 | 16,547 | 8,986 | 8,372 | 6,524 | 531 | 211,247 | 171,292 | 166,040 | 5,252
Drôme | 53,162 | 38,526 | 42,532 | 39,438 | 18,543 | 11,957 | 12,475 | 9,845 | 714 | 292,297 | 234,054 | 227,192 | 6,862
Isère | 131,417 | 82,311 | 93,629 | 91,156 | 45,042 | 31,264 | 22,587 | 22,888 | 1,337 | 672,788 | 536,655 | 521,631 | 15,024
Loire | 76,096 | 65,906 | 70,354 | 78,674 | 31,573 | 18,858 | 18,296 | 12,544 | 949 | 486,507 | 384,041 | 373,250 | 10,791
Rhône | 156,922 | 133,847 | 149,259 | 138,401 | 47,464 | 36,871 | 30,993 | 27,389 | 1,828 | 922,695 | 739,828 | 722,974 | 16,854
Savoie | 41,392 | 36,186 | 39,398 | 32,644 | 15,399 | 10,275 | 9,895 | 8,325 | 524 | 249,352 | 199,399 | 194,038 | 5,361
Haute-Savoie | 55,312 | 59,826 | 73,852 | 49,055 | 15,007 | 14,656 | 16,087 | 13,849 | 871 | 385,732 | 307,167 | 298,515 | 8,652
Allier | 45,190 | 44,190 | 34,255 | 22,928 | 31,960 | 9,763 | 9,650 | 5,654 | 557 | 264,005 | 211,875 | 204,147 | 7,728
Cantal | 20,964 | 40,848 | 14,046 | 7,092 | 6,816 | 4,112 | 3,390 | 2,061 | 339 | 125,662 | 102,301 | 99,668 | 2,633
Haute-Loire | 25,528 | 28,843 | 24,888 | 19,880 | 8,388 | 6,867 | 6,822 | 4,184 | 410 | 159,947 | 130,280 | 125,810 | 4,470
Puy-de-Dôme | 83,082 | 73,590 | 54,978 | 36,019 | 31,262 | 22,638 | 13,487 | 11,320 | 973 | 415,645 | 339,055 | 327,349 | 11,706
Aude | 56,613 | 33,039 | 24,997 | 24,643 | 21,137 | 8,887 | 7,107 | 4,901 | 459 | 225,975 | 186,986 | 181,783 | 5,203
Gard | 70,874 | 53,159 | 53,776 | 66,729 | 42,183 | 16,973 | 14,737 | 9,823 | 793 | 420,294 | 338,036 | 329,047 | 8,989
Hérault | 109,366 | 80,144 | 73,038 | 85,843 | 46,348 | 23,620 | 18,636 | 14,710 | 998 | 576,736 | 464,408 | 452,703 | 11,705
Lozère | 9,645 | 12,594 | 11,423 | 4,512 | 3,300 | 1,937 | 1,847 | 1,522 | 140 | 57,701 | 48,161 | 46,920 | 1,241
Pyrénées-Orientales | 47,587 | 39,282 | 32,454 | 40,187 | 21,987 | 10,084 | 9,000 | 5,600 | 453 | 266,855 | 212,069 | 206,634 | 5,435
Alpes-de-Haute-Provencee | 18,169 | 14,709 | 13,585 | 12,642 | 8,932 | 4,211 | 4,186 | 3,353 | 269 | 103,874 | 82,761 | 80,056 | 2,705
Hautes-Alpes | 15,005 | 13,862 | 13,990 | 8,711 | 5,897 | 3,505 | 3,743 | 3,413 | 229 | 88,719 | 70,725 | 68,355 | 2,370
Alpes-Maritimes | 82,646 | 113,545 | 104,788 | 113,543 | 34,273 | 18,662 | 22,786 | 13,724 | 1,064 | 680,770 | 514,382 | 505,031 | 9,351
Bouches-du-Rhône | 169,139 | 140,160 | 147,713 | 177,779 | 98,030 | 41,462 | 30,291 | 23,287 | 1,896 | 1,108,942 | 849,671 | 829,757 | 19,914
Var | 77,389 | 85,284 | 94,382 | 100,004 | 36,882 | 18,704 | 22,284 | 11,519 | 991 | 601,391 | 457,528 | 447,439 | 10,089
Vaucluse | 51,214 | 42,121 | 44,945 | 58,402 | 21,603 | 11,793 | 13,534 | 8,343 | 694 | 325,284 | 259,867 | 252,649 | 7,218
Corse-du-Sud | 9,733 | 16,381 | 12,165 | 6,251 | 4,906 | 1,636 | 1,222 | 1,427 | 145 | 81,100 | 54,852 | 53,866 | 986
Haute-Corse | 14,502 | 20,199 | 11,634 | 6,321 | 6,533 | 1,965 | 1,423 | 1,569 | 167 | 98,947 | 65,745 | 64,313 | 1,432
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

#### By region

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Region | Jospin | Chirac | Balladur | Le Pen | Hue | Laguiller | de Villiers | Voynet | Cheminade | Electorate  | Votes  | Valid votes  | Invalid votes

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Île de France | 1,058,598 | 1,142,088 | 738,078 | 639,914 | 396,139 | 237,842 | 161,031 | 156,500 | 10,201 | 6,177,094 | 4,635,658 | 4,540,391 | 95,267
Champagne-Ardenne | 147,265 | 137,660 | 127,371 | 126,188 | 54,434 | 37,230 | 36,185 | 21,411 | 2,006 | 899,557 | 708,274 | 689,750 | 18,524
Picardy | 224,058 | 189,105 | 161,444 | 179,369 | 106,706 | 58,754 | 47,783 | 26,308 | 2,832 | 1,251,678 | 1,023,219 | 996,359 | 26,860
Upper Normandy | 210,792 | 164,210 | 170,772 | 153,620 | 99,014 | 57,732 | 39,601 | 28,402 | 2,558 | 1,191,099 | 953,183 | 926,701 | 26,482
Centre | 292,010 | 252,524 | 258,094 | 194,772 | 115,841 | 67,288 | 79,421 | 41,735 | 3,779 | 1,675,563 | 1,348,846 | 1,305,464 | 43,382
Lower Normandy | 171,801 | 175,190 | 175,717 | 98,635 | 50,841 | 47,809 | 41,995 | 27,832 | 2,473 | 1,002,740 | 814,677 | 792,293 | 22,384
Bourgogne | 213,187 | 175,309 | 161,019 | 126,902 | 75,074 | 42,606 | 45,472 | 28,838 | 2,356 | 1,131,092 | 899,726 | 870,763 | 28,963
Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 503,871 | 354,690 | 356,047 | 358,382 | 266,510 | 122,554 | 86,691 | 48,212 | 5,176 | 2,694,175 | 2,166,015 | 2,102,133 | 63,882
Lorraine | 258,245 | 216,221 | 235,252 | 255,636 | 79,101 | 74,992 | 49,702 | 40,420 | 3,567 | 1,580,744 | 1,249,587 | 1,213,136 | 36,451
Alsace | 145,203 | 143,459 | 211,065 | 218,648 | 27,086 | 42,207 | 37,255 | 32,934 | 2,750 | 1,112,103 | 884,705 | 860,607 | 24,098
Franche-Comté | 146,261 | 116,941 | 111,034 | 96,974 | 39,344 | 32,405 | 28,936 | 29,269 | 1,584 | 761,550 | 622,358 | 602,748 | 19,610
Pays de la Loire | 402,431 | 341,627 | 395,596 | 169,551 | 112,887 | 98,421 | 176,050 | 67,355 | 5,176 | 2,237,283 | 1,832,658 | 1,769,094 | 63,564
Brittany | 429,751 | 347,614 | 366,936 | 170,156 | 131,923 | 99,604 | 68,003 | 67,021 | 4,055 | 2,099,955 | 1,727,788 | 1,685,063 | 42,725
Poitou-Charentes | 237,628 | 194,253 | 172,535 | 92,367 | 73,834 | 48,427 | 67,798 | 32,493 | 2,961 | 1,192,282 | 956,497 | 922,296 | 34,201
Aquitaine | 429,777 | 342,243 | 282,557 | 179,750 | 150,491 | 84,895 | 74,909 | 48,584 | 4,455 | 2,033,528 | 1,648,965 | 1,597,661 | 51,304
Midi-Pyrénées | 426,515 | 294,821 | 244,452 | 165,877 | 125,473 | 77,614 | 61,815 | 50,075 | 4,314 | 1,825,819 | 1,500,794 | 1,450,956 | 49,838
Limousin | 108,493 | 165,066 | 38,576 | 28,710 | 60,226 | 19,205 | 12,897 | 12,074 | 1,113 | 554,134 | 461,098 | 446,360 | 14,738
Rhône-Alpes | 602,422 | 493,548 | 550,614 | 501,333 | 204,574 | 144,785 | 131,823 | 110,898 | 7,440 | 3,534,877 | 2,823,969 | 2,747,437 | 76,532
Auvergne | 174,764 | 187,471 | 128,167 | 85,919 | 78,426 | 43,380 | 33,349 | 23,219 | 2,279 | 965,259 | 783,511 | 756,974 | 26,537
Languedoc-Roussillon | 294,085 | 218,218 | 195,688 | 221,914 | 134,955 | 61,501 | 51,327 | 36,556 | 2,843 | 1,547,561 | 1,249,660 | 1,217,087 | 32,573
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 413,562 | 409,681 | 419,403 | 471,081 | 205,617 | 98,337 | 96,824 | 63,639 | 5,143 | 2,908,980 | 2,234,934 | 2,183,287 | 51,647
Corsica | 24,235 | 36,580 | 23,799 | 12,572 | 11,439 | 3,601 | 2,645 | 2,996 | 312 | 180,047 | 120,597 | 118,179 | 2,418
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

### Second round

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During the TV debate between the two finalists, they disagreed about the presidential term. Jospin wanted to reduce it to five years whereas Chirac was in favour of the seven-year term. The PS candidate responded: "The choice is five years with me or seven years with Jacques Chirac, which will be very long". Eventually, the presidential term was reduced to five years after the 2002 election.

Chirac was elected President and Balladur resigned as prime minister. Foreign minister Alain Juppé succeeded him.

#### By department

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Department | Jacques Chirac | Lionel Jospin | Electorate  | Votes  | Valid votes  | Invalid votes

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Paris | 524,619 | 347,331 | 1,167,533 | 904,069 | 871,950 | 32,119
Seine-et-Marne | 284,748 | 228,347 | 691,031 | 548,131 | 513,095 | 35,036
Yvelines | 385,227 | 250,027 | 822,619 | 669,433 | 635,254 | 34,179
Essonne | 277,012 | 242,705 | 683,504 | 551,623 | 519,717 | 31,906
Hauts-de-Seine | 364,214 | 252,845 | 823,940 | 646,277 | 617,059 | 29,218
Seine-Saint-Denis | 228,621 | 246,125 | 683,704 | 508,634 | 474,746 | 33,888
Val-de Marne | 271,531 | 240,906 | 692,107 | 542,740 | 512,437 | 30,303
Val-de Oise | 243,823 | 209,551 | 611,697 | 482,980 | 453,374 | 29,606
Ardennes | 68,689 | 78,353 | 194,247 | 155,808 | 147,042 | 8,766
Aube | 81,179 | 65,580 | 192,753 | 156,956 | 146,759 | 10,197
Marne | 147,230 | 122,748 | 366,184 | 287,291 | 269,978 | 17,313
Haute-Marne | 56,716 | 51,991 | 145,957 | 116,799 | 108,707 | 8,092
Aisne | 130,735 | 156,883 | 371,936 | 305,113 | 287,618 | 17,495
Oise | 188,559 | 180,301 | 488,261 | 396,020 | 368,860 | 27,160
Somme | 144,034 | 163,254 | 390,933 | 326,005 | 307,288 | 18,717
Eure | 144,194 | 128,025 | 359,154 | 290,941 | 272,219 | 18,722
Seine-Maritime | 288,597 | 328,426 | 831,570 | 658,378 | 617,023 | 41,355
Cher | 86,428 | 84,204 | 228,867 | 182,550 | 170,632 | 11,918
Eure-et-Loir | 111,404 | 93,864 | 273,150 | 219,653 | 205,268 | 14,385
Indre | 68,959 | 69,784 | 180,699 | 148,329 | 138,743 | 9,586
Indre-et-Loire | 140,376 | 137,157 | 369,195 | 294,817 | 277,533 | 17,284
Loir-et-Cher | 90,219 | 83,952 | 228,164 | 186,533 | 174,171 | 12,362
Loiret | 168,406 | 131,798 | 394,869 | 321,226 | 300,204 | 21,022
Calvados | 172,146 | 164,646 | 437,163 | 354,498 | 336,792 | 17,706
Manche | 160,911 | 112,406 | 351,735 | 287,095 | 273,317 | 13,778
Orne | 95,822 | 70,497 | 213,586 | 175,720 | 166,319 | 9,401
Côte-d'Or | 135,335 | 114,394 | 326,912 | 265,031 | 249,729 | 15,302
Nièvre | 57,633 | 76,563 | 173,969 | 142,234 | 134,196 | 8,038
Saône-et-Loire | 154,044 | 145,797 | 399,705 | 319,444 | 299,841 | 19,603
Yonne | 95,791 | 78,932 | 230,230 | 186,696 | 174,723 | 11,973
Nord | 573,136 | 664,653 | 1,677,826 | 1,324,163 | 1,237,789 | 86,374
Pas-de-Calais | 328,642 | 440,736 | 1,016,147 | 823,739 | 769,378 | 54,361
Meurthe-et-Moselle | 167,613 | 181,544 | 470,561 | 372,664 | 349,157 | 23,507
Meuse | 56,099 | 51,178 | 140,745 | 114,717 | 107,277 | 7,440
Moselle | 264,197 | 248,410 | 707,157 | 553,826 | 512,607 | 41,219
Vosges | 108,887 | 102,807 | 278,847 | 228,285 | 211,694 | 16,591
Bas-Rhin | 275,203 | 191,484 | 653,633 | 507,947 | 466,687 | 41,260
Haut-Rhin | 188,188 | 140,489 | 458,381 | 359,460 | 328,677 | 30,783
Doubs | 133,641 | 121,359 | 325,780 | 270,727 | 255,000 | 15,727
Jura | 71,589 | 65,324 | 177,773 | 147,003 | 136,913 | 10,090
Haute-Saône | 67,334 | 66,303 | 170,055 | 143,227 | 133,637 | 9,590
Territoire de Belfort | 32,449 | 34,326 | 87,640 | 73,406 | 66,775 | 6,631
Loire-Atlantique | 292,077 | 288,239 | 768,116 | 612,654 | 580,316 | 32,338
Maine-et-Loire | 214,468 | 161,865 | 489,674 | 399,255 | 376,333 | 22,922
Mayenne | 95,580 | 65,081 | 206,353 | 169,559 | 160,661 | 8,898
Sarthe | 140,184 | 144,695 | 378,348 | 302,668 | 284,879 | 17,789
Vendée | 188,222 | 122,912 | 394,169 | 328,804 | 311,134 | 17,670
Côtes-d'Armor | 157,290 | 185,233 | 420,460 | 357,790 | 342,523 | 15,267
Finistère | 253,843 | 242,305 | 625,020 | 517,951 | 496,148 | 21,803
Ille-et-Vilaine | 231,929 | 221,177 | 581,508 | 474,087 | 453,106 | 20,981
Morbihan | 215,038 | 194,454 | 525,396 | 430,675 | 409,492 | 21,183
Charente | 91,694 | 103,519 | 254,492 | 205,902 | 195,213 | 10,689
Charente Maritime | 156,135 | 146,040 | 396,990 | 319,465 | 302,175 | 17,290
Deux-Sèvres | 106,494 | 96,399 | 259,241 | 213,371 | 202,893 | 10,478
Vienne | 109,371 | 107,920 | 281,388 | 229,491 | 217,291 | 12,200
Dordogne | 122,482 | 122,408 | 302,916 | 259,581 | 244,890 | 14,691
Gironde | 311,853 | 327,351 | 827,744 | 677,256 | 639,204 | 38,052
Landes | 93,303 | 103,989 | 244,719 | 207,843 | 197,292 | 10,551
Lot-et-Garonne | 92,025 | 84,746 | 224,828 | 189,530 | 176,771 | 12,759
Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 182,017 | 155,693 | 432,464 | 356,632 | 337,710 | 18,922
Ariège | 34,357 | 51,182 | 108,169 | 90,677 | 85,539 | 5,138
Aveyron | 96,496 | 76,209 | 212,698 | 181,207 | 172,705 | 8,502
Haute-Garonne | 229,089 | 274,029 | 654,471 | 533,125 | 503,118 | 30,007
Gers | 53,646 | 55,345 | 136,479 | 115,520 | 108,991 | 6,529
Lot | 49,472 | 53,351 | 124,755 | 108,220 | 102,823 | 5,397
Hautes-Pyrénées | 62,243 | 71,373 | 173,648 | 141,849 | 133,616 | 8,233
Tarn | 101,019 | 103,314 | 284,805 | 218,060 | 204,333 | 13,727
Tarn-et-Garonne | 61,045 | 58,829 | 151,138 | 127,638 | 119,874 | 7,764
Corrèze | 95,569 | 60,168 | 185,044 | 162,041 | 155,737 | 6,304
Creuse | 44,613 | 38,553 | 105,775 | 87,043 | 83,166 | 3,877
Haute-Vienne | 99,912 | 107,691 | 263,175 | 220,556 | 207,603 | 12,953
Ain | 134,783 | 99,920 | 314,136 | 251,562 | 234,703 | 16,859
Ardèche | 84,836 | 79,487 | 211,198 | 175,147 | 164,323 | 10,824
Drôme | 117,174 | 104,649 | 292,163 | 237,701 | 221,823 | 15,878
Isère | 243,700 | 247,332 | 662,221 | 525,641 | 491,032 | 34,609
Loire | 195,428 | 156,951 | 486,481 | 378,779 | 352,379 | 26,400
Rhône | 394,783 | 286,757 | 922,551 | 726,554 | 681,540 | 45,014
Savoie | 105,127 | 82,356 | 249,228 | 199,661 | 187,483 | 12,178
Haute-Savoie | 179,125 | 109,963 | 385,590 | 308,045 | 289,088 | 18,957
Allier | 100,183 | 101,223 | 263,964 | 215,301 | 201,406 | 13,895
Cantal | 64,431 | 37,935 | 125,641 | 105,987 | 102,366 | 3,621
Haute-Loire | 71,981 | 52,655 | 159,891 | 132,761 | 124,636 | 8,125
Puy-de-Dôme | 165,484 | 158,254 | 415,519 | 344,159 | 323,738 | 20,421
Aude | 79,299 | 99,411 | 225,831 | 190,801 | 178,710 | 12,091
Gard | 160,972 | 154,201 | 420,214 | 341,529 | 315,173 | 26,356
Hérault | 225,030 | 215,525 | 576,596 | 472,265 | 440,555 | 31,710
Lozère | 28,978 | 18,179 | 57,682 | 49,377 | 47,157 | 2,220
Pyrénées-Orientales | 104,700 | 97,557 | 266,821 | 216,926 | 202,257 | 14,669
Alpes-de Haute-Provence | 41,460 | 38,183 | 103,853 | 85,485 | 79,643 | 5,842
Haute- Alpes | 37,372 | 30,616 | 88,680 | 72,425 | 67,988 | 4,437
Alpes-Maritimes | 321,442 | 169,487 | 680,821 | 522,626 | 490,929 | 31,697
Bouches-du-Rôhne | 434,237 | 363,114 | 1,108,867 | 860,890 | 797,351 | 63,539
Var | 269,612 | 168,118 | 601,342 | 471,300 | 437,730 | 33,570
Vaucluse | 135,336 | 106,977 | 325,230 | 263,589 | 242,313 | 21,276
Corse-du-Sud | 36,424 | 22,203 | 80,982 | 60,693 | 58,627 | 2,066
Haute-Corse | 41,108 | 30,726 | 98,873 | 74,264 | 71,834 | 2,430
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

#### By region

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Île de France | 2,579,795 | 2,017,837 | 6,176,135 | 4,853,887 | 4,597,632 | 256,255
Champagne-Ardenne | 353,814 | 318,672 | 899,141 | 716,854 | 672,486 | 44,368
Picardie | 463,328 | 500,438 | 1,251,130 | 1,027,138 | 963,766 | 63,372
Haute-Normandie | 432,791 | 456,451 | 1,190,724 | 949,319 | 889,242 | 60,077
Centre | 665,792 | 600,759 | 1,674,944 | 1,353,108 | 1,266,551 | 86,557
Basse-Normandie | 428,879 | 347,549 | 1,002,484 | 817,313 | 776,428 | 40,885
Bourgogne | 442,803 | 415,686 | 1,130,816 | 913,405 | 858,489 | 54,916
Nord - Pas-de-Calais | 901,778 | 1,105,389 | 2,693,973 | 2,147,902 | 2,007,167 | 140,735
Lorraine | 596,796 | 583,939 | 1,597,310 | 1,269,492 | 1,180,735 | 88,757
Alsace | 463,391 | 331,973 | 1,112,014 | 867,407 | 795,364 | 72,043
Franche-Comté | 305,013 | 287,312 | 761,248 | 634,363 | 592,325 | 42,038
Pays de la Loire | 930,531 | 782,792 | 2,236,660 | 1,812,940 | 1,713,323 | 99,617
Bretagne | 858,100 | 843,169 | 2,152,384 | 1,780,503 | 1,701,269 | 79,234
Poitou-Charentes | 463,694 | 453,878 | 1,192,111 | 968,229 | 917,572 | 50,657
Aquitaine | 801,680 | 794,187 | 2,032,671 | 1,690,842 | 1,595,867 | 94,975
Midi-Pyrénées | 687,367 | 743,632 | 1,846,163 | 1,516,296 | 1,430,999 | 85,297
Limousin | 240,094 | 206,412 | 553,994 | 469,640 | 446,506 | 23,134
Rhône-Alpes | 1,454,956 | 1,167,415 | 3,523,568 | 2,803,090 | 2,622,371 | 180,719
Auvergne | 402,079 | 350,067 | 965,015 | 798,208 | 752,146 | 46,062
Languedoc-Roussillon | 598,979 | 584,873 | 1,547,144 | 1,270,898 | 1,183,852 | 87,046
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1,239,459 | 876,495 | 2,908,793 | 2,276,315 | 2,115,954 | 160,361
Corse | 77,532 | 52,929 | 179,855 | 134,957 | 130,461 | 4,496
Source: European Election Database Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

## See also

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* Angolagate

## References

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1. ^ Opinion poll shows Balladur in big trouble New Straits Times, 22 February 1995. At Google News

## Further reading

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* Cole, Alistair. "La France pour tous?—The French Presidential Elections of 23 April and 7 May 1995." Government and Opposition 30.3 (1995): 327–346. online[dead link]
* Dow, Jay K. "Voter choice in the 1995 French presidential election." Political Behavior 21.4 (1999): 305–324.
* Elgie, Robert, ed. Electing the French President: 1995 Presidential Election (1996)
* Lewis-Beck, Michael S., and Kevin Chlarson. "Party, ideology, institutions and the 1995 French presidential election." British Journal of Political Science 32.3 (2002): 489–512. online
* Maarek, Philippe J. "New trends in French political communication: the 1995 presidential elections." Media, Culture & Society 19.3 (1997): 357–368.
* Schlesinger, Joseph A., and Mildred S. Schlesinger. "Dual-ballot elections and political parties: the French presidential election of 1995." Comparative Political Studies 31.1 (1998): 72–97.

## External links

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Candidates in the 1995 French presidential election

Winner|

* Jacques Chirac (RPR)

Lost in runoff|

* Lionel Jospin (PS)

Other candidates|

* Édouard Balladur (RPR)
* Jean-Marie Le Pen (FN)
* Robert Hue (PCF)
* Arlette Laguiller (LO)
* Philippe de Villiers (MPF)
* Dominique Voynet (LV)
* Jacques Cheminade (FNS)

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