2007 French presidential election

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The 2007 French presidential election was a major national vote that led to Nicolas Sarkozy’s victory over Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal, marking a significant shift in France’s political landscape.

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instanceOf French national election
presidential election
campaignMainIssues European integration
economic reform
immigration
law and order
unemployment
centristCandidate François Bayrou
centristPartyCandidate François Bayrou
constitutionalContext French Fifth Republic
country France
electedPresident Nicolas Sarkozy
electedPresidentTermNumber one
electionType direct popular vote
electoralSystem two-round system
endDate 2007-05-06
farLeftCandidate Arlette Laguiller
Marie-George Buffet
Olivier Besancenot
farRightCandidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
firstRoundDate 2007-04-22
firstRoundFourthPlaceCandidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
firstRoundLeadingCandidate Nicolas Sarkozy
firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate Ségolène Royal
firstRoundThirdPlaceCandidate François Bayrou
greenCandidate Dominique Voynet
incumbentBeforeElection Jacques Chirac
location France
mainLeftWingCandidate Ségolène Royal
mainRightWingCandidate Nicolas Sarkozy
nextElection 2012 French presidential election
notableFeature first French presidential election in which an incumbent president did not seek re-election since the introduction of direct universal suffrage in 1965
first time a woman reached the second round of a French presidential election
high voter turnout
officeContested President of France
previousElection 2002 French presidential election
resultPoliticalImpact defeat of the Socialist Party in a presidential race after two consecutive Chirac terms
resultPoliticalImpact strengthening of the French right
resultSecondRoundVoteShareRunnerUp about 46.9%
resultSecondRoundVoteShareWinner about 53.1%
runnerUp Ségolène Royal
runnerUpParty Socialist Party (France)
secondRoundCandidate Nicolas Sarkozy
Ségolène Royal
secondRoundDate 2007-05-06
sovereigntistCandidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Philippe de Villiers
startDate 2007-04-22
turnoutFirstRound over 83% of registered voters
turnoutSecondRound approximately 84% of registered voters
winner Nicolas Sarkozy
winningParty Union for a Popular Movement

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Ségolène Royal candidateIn 2007 French presidential election
Marie-George Buffet candidateIn 2007 French presidential election
François Bayrou candidateInElection French presidential election, 2007
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French presidential election, 2012 previousElection French presidential election, 2007
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