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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French national election
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presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignMainIssues |
European integration
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economic reform ⓘ immigration ⓘ law and order ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| centristCandidate | François Bayrou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centristPartyCandidate | François Bayrou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPresidentTermNumber | one ⓘ |
| electionType | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| endDate | 2007-05-06 ⓘ |
| farLeftCandidate |
Arlette Laguiller
NERFINISHED
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Marie-George Buffet NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier Besancenot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| farRightCandidate | Jean-Marie Le Pen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2007-04-22 ⓘ |
| firstRoundFourthPlaceCandidate | Jean-Marie Le Pen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundLeadingCandidate | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate | Ségolène Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundThirdPlaceCandidate | François Bayrou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greenCandidate | Dominique Voynet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Jacques Chirac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | France ⓘ |
| mainLeftWingCandidate | Ségolène Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRightWingCandidate | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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first time a woman reached the second round of a French presidential election ⓘ high voter turnout ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2002 French presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpParty | Socialist Party (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundCandidate |
Nicolas Sarkozy
NERFINISHED
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Ségolène Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundDate | 2007-05-06 ⓘ |
| sovereigntistCandidate |
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
NERFINISHED
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Philippe de Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-04-22 ⓘ |
| turnoutFirstRound | over 83% of registered voters ⓘ |
| turnoutSecondRound | approximately 84% of registered voters ⓘ |
| winner | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Union for a Popular Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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