French presidential election, 2012
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The French presidential election of 2012 was a national vote in which François Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy to become President of France.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignMainIssue |
European Union policy
ⓘ
economy ⓘ public debt ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defeatedIncumbent | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPresident | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| electoralType | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| firstRoundCandidate |
Eva Joly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
François Bayrou NERFINISHED ⓘ François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Cheminade NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Luc Mélenchon NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Le Pen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathalie Arthaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Dupont-Aignan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Poutou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2012-04-22 ⓘ |
| firstRoundLeadingCandidate | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentParty | Union for a Popular Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of the Fifth French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | French presidential election, 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | return of Socialists to French presidency after 17 years ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of France ⓘ |
| organizedBy | French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postElectionPresident | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionPresident | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | French presidential election, 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultDeclaredOn | 2012-05-06 ⓘ |
| secondRoundCandidate |
François Hollande
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundDate | 2012-05-06 ⓘ |
| secondRoundLeadingCandidate | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundOpponentOfWinner | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundRunnerUp | Nicolas Sarkozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthForWinner | 5 years ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRepublic | French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| winner | François Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Socialist Party (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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