1995 French presidential election

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The 1995 French presidential election was a pivotal national vote that led to Jacques Chirac’s victory and marked the end of François Mitterrand’s 14-year presidency.

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1995 French presidential election canonical 2

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instanceOf presidential election
AndréLajoinieParty Communist Party of France
surface form: French Communist Party
ArletteLaguillerParty Workers' Struggle
campaignIssue public deficit and economic policy
social cohesion and exclusion
unemployment in France
country France
defeatedCandidate André Lajoinie NERFINISHED
Arlette Laguiller
Dominique Voynet
Jacques Cheminade NERFINISHED
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Lionel Jospin
Philippe de Villiers
Robert Hue
Édouard Balladur
DominiqueVoynetParty Europe Écologie Les Verts
surface form: The Greens (France)
electedPresident Jacques Chirac
electoralSystem two-round system
endDate 1995-05-07
firstRoundLeadingCandidate Lionel Jospin
hasPart 1995 French presidential election first round
1995 French presidential election second round
incumbentPresident François Mitterrand
incumbentPresidentParty Socialist Party (France)
JacquesCheminadeParty Solidarity and Progress
JacquesChiracParty Rally for the Republic
JeanMarieLePenParty National Rally
surface form: National Front (France)
languageOfCampaign French
LionelJospinParty Socialist Party (France)
location French overseas territories
surface form: French overseas departments and territories

Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
markedEndOf François Mitterrand
surface form: François Mitterrand presidency
nextElection 2002 French presidential election
officeHolderAfterElection Jacques Chirac
officeHolderBeforeElection François Mitterrand
PhilippeDeVilliersParty Movement for France
positionContested President of France
previousElection 1988 French presidential election
RobertHueParty Communist Party of France
surface form: French Communist Party
secondRoundVoteShareJacquesChirac 52.64%
secondRoundVoteShareLionelJospin 47.36%
significance end of 14-year Socialist presidency in France
startDate 1995-04-23
turnoutFirstRound 78.38%
turnoutSecondRound 79.66%
typeOfElection national election
winner Jacques Chirac
ÉdouardBalladurParty Rally for the Republic

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Édouard Balladur candidateInElection 1995 French presidential election
Lionel Jospin candidateInElection 1995 French presidential election