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Presidential elections were held inFrance on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor toJacques Chirac aspresident of France (andex officioCo-Prince of Andorra) for a five-year term. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 5 and 6 May 2007 between the two leading candidates,Nicolas Sarkozy andSégolène Royal. Sarkozy was elected with 53% of the vote.[1]
Sarkozy and Royal both represented a generational change. Both main candidates were born after World War II,[2] along with the first to have seen adulthood under theFifth Republic, and the first not to have been in politics underCharles de Gaulle. In addition, Royal was the first woman in France's history to reach the second round in a presidential election.
The election result has been interpreted as an example ofcenter squeeze, a kind ofspoiler effect common to theplurality-rule family of voting rules, since Sarkozy, a conservative, and Royal, a socialist, eliminated moderate liberalFrançois Bayrou in the first round, despite polls showing a majority of voters preferred Bayrou in a one-on-one match with either of his opponents.[3][4][5][not in body]
Sarkozy ran forre-election in 2012, but was defeated by Royal's lifelong partner at the time,François Hollande.[6]
For the first time in a presidential election,electronic voting was introduced in some areas, having been authorised in 2004. They were introduced in only 82 of 36,000voting districts, and were criticised by a number of people, both on the left and on the right.[11] Apetition against them has also been made (seeWikinews:Electronic voting disputed in France).
Using the three colours of the national flag (blue, white, and red) on electoral advertisements or partisan documentation was prohibited by electoral regulations.[12] Ségolène Royal contended that the bookEnsemble ("together") published by Nicolas Sarkozy, whose cover is blue, white and red,[13] was effectively an electoral partisan documentation and should have been covered by this prohibition.[14]
The requirements for beingsuccessfully nominated as a candidate are defined by the organic law of 6 November 1962.[15]
All candidates must be of French nationality and at least 23 years old (the same requirement as for the candidates to theNational Assembly).
Candidates must obtain signatures from 500 elected officials (mayors, members of Parliament, elected representatives) supporting their candidacy. These signatures from elected officials (informally known in French asparrainages, but legally known as "presentations") must be from at least 30departments or overseas territories, and no more than 10 percent can be from any individual department. A presentation from an elected official does not imply the official supports the policies of the candidate, but rather that this official considers the candidate to be a serious candidate.
Candidates must also submit a statement with details of their personal assets.
TheConstitutional Council published the official candidate list on 20 March 2007. The candidates were listed in arandomised order. This order was used for the official campaign: thus, posters for Olivier Besancenot were always be on the No. 1 board, those for Marie-George Buffet on the No. 2 board, etc., regardless of where in France the boards were located.
There were 12 candidates for the 2007 election.[9]
Four candidates consistently registered over 10% in the opinion polls and were regarded as having a reasonable chance of reaching the second round.[16]
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These were the eight other candidates who obtained the required 500 signatures from elected officials to endorse their candidacy.
The election campaign raised a number of issues:
Approximately 200 French intellectuals expressed support for Ségolène Royal. These included the philosopherÉtienne Balibar (a student ofLouis Althusser),[32] the editorFrançois Maspero, the historianPierre Rosanvallon, the psychoanalystFethi Benslama, the philosopherJacques Bouveresse, the sociologistRobert Castel, the philosopherCatherine Colliot-Thélène, the writerChloé Delaume, the historianMichel Dreyfus, the anthropologistFrançoise Héritier, the sculptorFrançoise Jolivet, the film-makerRoy Lekus, the sociologistEric Macé, the philosopherPierre Macherey, the philosopherJean-Claude Monod the artistAriane Mnouchkine, the economistYann Moulier-Boutang (involved withMultitudes), the historianGérard Noiriel, the historianPascal Ory, the historianMichelle Perrot, the economistThomas Piketty, the historianBenjamin Stora, the anthropologistEmmanuel Terray, the lawyerMichel Tubiana (former president of theHuman Rights League), and the sociologistLoïc Wacquant (a student ofPierre Bourdieu).[48]
Régis Debray called to vote first for a far-left candidate, then Royal in the second round.[24]
On the other hand, the so-calledNouveaux Philosophes were split on their support.André Glucksmann called to vote Sarkozy,[49] whileBernard-Henri Lévy voted for Ségolène Royal.[50]Max Gallo, who had supported the left-wing RepublicanJean-Pierre Chevènement in 2002, joined Sarkozy five years later.[51]Pascal Bruckner andAlain Finkielkraut have also proved close to Sarkozy, although they did not declare support for him, but Sarkozy did support Finkielkraut after controversial statements made inHaaretz newspaper following the 2005 civil unrest.[52] According to the journalistJacques Julliard, the support of some French intellectuals for the 2003 invasion of Iraq is the root of their rallying to Sarkozy, following the creation of the review titledLe Meilleur des mondes (Brave New World).Pascal Bruckner, historianStéphane Courtois,Thérèse Delpech,André Glucksmann,Romain Goupil,Pierre-André Taguieff,Olivier Rollin, andPierre Rigoulot are frequent contributors to this review.
Tennis playerYannick Noah called to vote for Royal, while Sarkozy obtained the support of singersJohnny Hallyday,Mireille Mathieu andFaudel, of rapperDoc Gyneco, and former politician and current actorBernard Tapie. He also had the support of actorsJean Reno andChristian Clavier, both residing inNeuilly-sur-Seine where Sarkozy was the mayor between 1983 and 2002[53] and ofGérard Depardieu. But also of industrialistMartin Bouygues, whose children attended the same school as Sarkozy's offspring.[53] ComedianDieudonné and authorAlain Soral supported Jean-Marie Le Pen. ActressJuliette Binoche supported José Bové.
The songElle est facho (She's a fascist) on theRouge Sang album by singerRenaud released in 2006 gained particular media attention for lyrics in the last verse that translate as "she's a fascist and votes Sarko"[54]
Prominent political commentatorAlain Duhamel was suspended in 2006 after a video was published onDailyMotion, where he stated his personal intentions of voting for François Bayrou.
Abroad,Silvio Berlusconi, the formerprime minister of Italy, gave his support to Sarkozy immediately following the first round, whileRomano Prodi, the then Italian premier and leader of the centre-leftUnion coalition, called for an alliance between Bayrou and Royal.[55]
Spanish Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has shown his support for Royal.[56]
European commissioner andVice-PresidentMargot Wallström was criticised after she informally suggested support for Royal on her blog, celebrating the fact that a woman got into the second round. She said: "J'étais si contente de voir qu'une femme participera au deuxième tour de l‘élection présidentielle!" (I was so happy to see that a woman would be participating in the second round of the presidential election!)[57] Commissioners are not meant to be politically biased in elections under their code of conduct.[58] Wallström is a social-democrat, like Royal.José Manuel Barroso, the head of the European Commission, has privately discussed the idea of forming a "strategic partnership" with Mr. Sarkozy.[59]
Many U.S.pundits and western economists expressed support forNicolas Sarkozy.Steve Forbes devoted several columns in the influential financial publicationFORBES Magazine.[60] The London-based magazineThe Economist also expressed support for Sarkozy's economic platform[citation needed].
In 2011, according to the son of the Libyan leader Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy was provided with financial support from Libya during the presidential election.[61] In 2012,Mediapart published material revealing Gaddafi's financial support to Nicolas Sarkozy for the election.[62]
In March 2018 Sarkozy was charged for corruption.[63]
French law prohibits publishing the results of opinion polls related to the election during the day of the election and the preceding day, so as to prevent undue influencing of the vote.[64] No estimate can be given before Sunday 8 pm, when the last voting office closes and official counts begin to be released. However, media from neighbouring countries, which are not bound by these regulations, have long broadcast estimates (Télévision Suisse Romande in particular). In 2007, the issue took a particular importance because of the generalisation of blogs and Internet pages. JournalistJean-Marc Morandini stirred turmoil when he announced his intention of publishing results on his blog as soon as 18:00.[65] Another problem was that the results from the voting offices in the Americas (consulates and French overseas possessions) were counted on Saturday night,[66] and some began circulating rumours as to these results.
The first round saw a very high turnout of 83.8% – 36.7 million of the 44.5 millionelectorate voted from apopulation of 64.1 million (not including French people living abroad).[67][68][69] The results of that round saw Sarkozy and Royal qualify for the second round with Sarkozy getting 31% and Royal 26%.François Bayrou came third (19%) andJean-Marie Le Pen fourth (10%), unlikein 2002 when Le Pen got a surprising 16.9% and qualified for the second round.[70]
Immediately after the first round's results were made official, four defeated left-wing candidates –José Bové,Marie-George Buffet,Arlette Laguiller andDominique Voynet – urged their supporters to vote for Royal.[71] This was the first time since 1981 that Laguiller had endorsed the Socialist Party's candidate.[72]Olivier Besancenot called his supporters to vote against Sarkozy.[73]Frédéric Nihous andGérard Schivardi never officially supported either Royal or Sarkozy.Philippe de Villiers called for a vote for Sarkozy.[74] Le Pen told his voters to "abstain massively" in the second round.[75]
On 25 April, Bayrou declared he would not support either candidate in the runoff,[76] and announced he would form a new political party called theDemocratic Movement. He criticised both major candidates, and offered to debate them. Royal agreed to hold a televised debate, while Sarkozy offered to have a private discussion but not a televiseddebate.[77]
By around 6:15 pm local time on 6 May, Belgian and Swiss news sources such asLe Soir,[78]RTBF,[79]La Libre Belgique[80] andLa Tribune de Genève[81] had announced Nicolas Sarkozy as the winner of the second round, citing preliminary exit poll data. The final CSA estimate showed him winning with 53% of the votes cast. Royal conceded defeat to Sarkozy that evening.[82]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Nicolas Sarkozy | Union for a Popular Movement | 11,448,663 | 31.18 | 18,983,138 | 53.06 | |
| Ségolène Royal | Socialist Party | 9,500,112 | 25.87 | 16,790,440 | 46.94 | |
| François Bayrou | Union for French Democracy | 6,820,119 | 18.57 | |||
| Jean-Marie Le Pen | National Front | 3,834,530 | 10.44 | |||
| Olivier Besancenot | Revolutionary Communist League | 1,498,581 | 4.08 | |||
| Philippe de Villiers | Movement for France | 818,407 | 2.23 | |||
| Marie-George Buffet | French Communist Party | 707,268 | 1.93 | |||
| Dominique Voynet | The Greens | 576,666 | 1.57 | |||
| Arlette Laguiller | Workers' Struggle | 487,857 | 1.33 | |||
| José Bové | Miscellaneous left/environmentalist | 483,008 | 1.32 | |||
| Frédéric Nihous | Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions | 420,645 | 1.15 | |||
| Gérard Schivardi | Workers' Party | 123,540 | 0.34 | |||
| Total | 36,719,396 | 100.00 | 35,773,578 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 36,719,396 | 98.56 | 35,773,578 | 95.80 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 534,846 | 1.44 | 1,568,426 | 4.20 | ||
| Total votes | 37,254,242 | 100.00 | 37,342,004 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 44,472,834 | 83.77 | 44,472,733 | 83.97 | ||
| Source: Constitutional Council (First round · Second round) | ||||||
Nationwide, Nicolas Sarkozy obtained 31% and Ségolène Royal 26% – while in 2002,Jacques Chirac had obtained 20%, andLionel Jospin 16.18%. The right-of-centre François Bayrou obtained 18.6% this time, nearly tripling his 2002 result (6.8%). National Front (FN) candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen, made only 10.4%, compared to his stunning 16.9% finish in 2002. Along with the April–May shift to the far right made by Sarkozy, this has led many commentators to allege that traditional voters of the FN had been tempted by Sarkozy.[83][28] Overall, the left-wing reached 36% of the votes, against 19% for the "centre", 33% for the right wing and 11% for thefar right.
Other candidates received a much lower share of the vote than they had in 2002, withOlivier Besancenot (Revolutionary Communist League, LCR) failing to achieve the 5% necessary to have his political campaign reimbursed by the state. Besancenot received 4.1%, compared to 4.3% in 2002. He was followed by the traditionalistPhilippe de Villiers (2.2%), CommunistMarie-George Buffet (1.9%, compared to 3.4% forRobert Hue in 2002), Green candidateDominique Voynet (1.6%, compared to 5.3% forNoël Mamère in 2002),Workers' Struggle's candidateArlette Laguiller (1.3%, compared to 5.7% in 2002),alter-globalisation candidateJosé Bové (1.3%),Frédéric Nihous (1.2% , against 4.2% forJean Saint-Josse in 2002) and finallyGérard Schivardi with 0.3% (Daniel Gluckstein had achieved 0.5% in 2002). Theabstention rate was 15.4%.
With an overall recordturnout of 83.8%, a level not achieved since the1965 presidential election when turnout was 84.8%, the vast majority of the electorate decided not to stay home. Most of them decided againstprotest votes, and chose thevote utile (tactical voting, literally "useful vote"), that is, a vote for one of the purported leaders of the electoral race (Nicolas Sarkozy, Ségolène Royal and/or François Bayrou). The "Anyone But Sarkozy" push benefited both Bayrou and Royal,[84] while the tactical voting, on the right or on the left, explains the low score of the other candidates, in contrast with the last presidential election's first round.
The electoral campaign saw a polarisation of the political scene, encapsulated by the "Anyone But Sarkozy" slogan on the left. But it also saw a reconfiguration of the political chessboard, with various left-wing figures and voters deciding to support Sarkozy against Royal, who saw opposition inside her own party.Bernard Tapie, a former Socialist,Max Gallo, who had supported left-wing RepublicanJean-Pierre Chevènement in 2002,Eric Besson,[85] etc., passed on Sarkozy's side. On the other hand, some right-wing voters, upset by Sarkozy's attitude on law and order, immigration, and even genetics (his recent declarations onpaedophilia, homosexuality and suicides asgenetically induced, denounced by the geneticistAxel Kahn[86][87][88][89][90]), decided to vote for Bayrou. Centrist figures of the Socialist party, such asMichel Rocard andBernard Kouchner, called for an alliance between Bayrou and Royal, which might have had consequences in theJune 2007 legislative elections – these determined theparliamentary majority, and decided that France would not see anothercohabitation between the President, head of state, and the Prime minister, leader of the government. Former socialist ministerClaude Allègre stated such an alliance was "entirely conceivable", while Royal herself strongly criticised Rocard's comments.François Hollande, the national secretary of the Socialist Party and Ségolène Royal's partner, excluded any alliance with the centre-right, along with others left-wing leaders, such asLaurent Fabius orDominique Voynet.[91]
| Department | Nicolas Sarkozy | Ségolène Royal | François Bayrou | Jean-Marie Le Pen | Olivier Besancenot | Philippe de Villiers | Marie-George Buffet | Dominique Voynet | Arlette Laguiller | José Bové | Frédéric Nihous | Gérard Schivardi | Electorate | Votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 371,604 | 336,407 | 219,660 | 48,481 | 22,099 | 11,618 | 12,872 | 16,261 | 6,188 | 10,904 | 1,677 | 1,770 | 1,221,993 | 1,068,274 | 1,059,541 | 8,733 |
| Seine-et-Marne | 226,884 | 161,002 | 126,933 | 75,584 | 27,180 | 14,789 | 11,812 | 11,269 | 8,278 | 6,779 | 4,197 | 1,819 | 802,133 | 684,951 | 676,526 | 8,425 |
| Yvelines | 291,648 | 178,943 | 169,312 | 56,867 | 21,470 | 14,911 | 9,883 | 12,682 | 7,010 | 6,753 | 3,450 | 1,485 | 894,380 | 781,884 | 774,414 | 7,470 |
| Essonne | 201,596 | 174,519 | 130,961 | 55,358 | 23,164 | 11,773 | 12,638 | 11,448 | 7,178 | 6,619 | 3,014 | 1,555 | 742,932 | 646,909 | 639,823 | 7,086 |
| Hauts-de-Seine | 297,836 | 202,149 | 165,812 | 43,025 | 19,623 | 9,843 | 13,495 | 11,299 | 5,402 | 6,555 | 1,888 | 1,373 | 904,665 | 786,507 | 778,300 | 8,207 |
| Seine-Saint-Denis | 155,887 | 198,180 | 97,058 | 52,518 | 24,281 | 7,774 | 20,542 | 7,823 | 6,489 | 7,157 | 1,474 | 1,460 | 708,171 | 587,920 | 580,643 | 7,277 |
| Val-de Marne | 200,836 | 183,058 | 124,697 | 46,119 | 22,154 | 8,951 | 19,232 | 10,132 | 5,875 | 6,766 | 1,779 | 1,549 | 745,956 | 638,232 | 631,148 | 7,084 |
| Val-de Oise | 185,134 | 158,743 | 108,642 | 52,610 | 21,276 | 9,819 | 10,496 | 8,973 | 6,542 | 5,910 | 2,370 | 1,377 | 675,114 | 578,980 | 571,892 | 7,088 |
| Ardennes | 46,934 | 39,683 | 23,001 | 26,185 | 8,639 | 4,173 | 3,035 | 2,087 | 3,557 | 1,661 | 2,140 | 503 | 199,115 | 163,570 | 161,598 | 1,972 |
| Aube | 59,398 | 33,280 | 27,128 | 26,101 | 6,227 | 4,980 | 2,837 | 2,286 | 2,476 | 1,592 | 2,175 | 521 | 204,692 | 171,162 | 169,001 | 2,161 |
| Marne | 103,561 | 63,565 | 54,596 | 42,514 | 13,099 | 7,906 | 4,982 | 4,697 | 5,451 | 2,726 | 2,925 | 817 | 382,287 | 311,198 | 306,839 | 4,359 |
| Haute-Marne | 36,790 | 23,746 | 17,917 | 19,722 | 5,457 | 3,391 | 1,611 | 1,656 | 2,076 | 1,435 | 1,776 | 430 | 142,353 | 118,088 | 116,007 | 2,081 |
| Aisne | 91,118 | 72,835 | 42,000 | 53,744 | 17,059 | 8,124 | 6,327 | 3,695 | 7,223 | 3,347 | 4,180 | 1,313 | 377,475 | 315,501 | 310,965 | 4,536 |
| Oise | 145,518 | 94,248 | 70,559 | 66,040 | 20,606 | 11,160 | 8,225 | 6,528 | 8,461 | 4,721 | 4,819 | 1,461 | 536,752 | 448,248 | 442,346 | 5,902 |
| Somme | 94,514 | 84,835 | 48,694 | 48,958 | 20,055 | 7,445 | 7,751 | 4,002 | 8,254 | 3,551 | 11,418 | 1,349 | 410,269 | 345,897 | 340,826 | 5,071 |
| Eure | 105,755 | 71,524 | 61,377 | 44,462 | 16,775 | 9,543 | 6,223 | 4,854 | 5,637 | 3,940 | 5,428 | 1,192 | 404,264 | 341,318 | 336,710 | 4,608 |
| Seine-Maritime | 204,170 | 186,140 | 123,248 | 82,333 | 41,537 | 16,149 | 20,153 | 10,852 | 14,411 | 8,623 | 8,289 | 2,412 | 873,585 | 728,952 | 718,317 | 10,635 |
| Cher | 53,656 | 44,326 | 33,775 | 22,076 | 9,750 | 5,193 | 7,238 | 2,673 | 3,350 | 2,503 | 2,851 | 782 | 232,301 | 191,490 | 188,173 | 3,317 |
| Eure-et-Loir | 80,563 | 53,874 | 44,282 | 29,798 | 9,834 | 7,803 | 3,281 | 3,434 | 3,635 | 2,309 | 3,301 | 1,073 | 293,851 | 246,686 | 243,187 | 3,499 |
| Indre | 39,637 | 36,873 | 26,364 | 17,358 | 7,905 | 4,679 | 3,684 | 2,003 | 2,741 | 2,275 | 2,837 | 729 | 177,334 | 150,217 | 147,085 | 3,132 |
| Indre-et-Loire | 104,125 | 84,345 | 68,641 | 30,865 | 15,480 | 10,391 | 5,714 | 5,579 | 4,772 | 4,180 | 3,791 | 1,233 | 401,678 | 343,993 | 339,116 | 4,877 |
| Loir-et-Cher | 60,251 | 44,272 | 39,214 | 25,839 | 9,164 | 6,918 | 3,648 | 3,108 | 3,034 | 2,358 | 3,343 | 749 | 240,542 | 205,142 | 201,898 | 3,244 |
| Loiret | 122,197 | 81,664 | 65,901 | 42,976 | 13,214 | 10,736 | 6,438 | 5,858 | 4,747 | 3,770 | 4,444 | 1,130 | 435,658 | 368,069 | 363,075 | 4,994 |
| Calvados | 120,191 | 103,481 | 83,115 | 36,939 | 21,490 | 10,324 | 5,407 | 6,786 | 6,681 | 5,591 | 9,648 | 1,251 | 482,677 | 417,156 | 410,904 | 6,252 |
| Manche | 100,989 | 67,719 | 65,915 | 28,953 | 14,185 | 8,813 | 3,788 | 4,700 | 5,122 | 4,919 | 8,727 | 1,184 | 371,781 | 320,286 | 315,014 | 5,272 |
| Orne | 59,216 | 37,800 | 34,887 | 22,494 | 8,221 | 6,503 | 2,002 | 2,875 | 2,817 | 2,643 | 3,032 | 646 | 216,406 | 185,815 | 183,136 | 2,679 |
| Côte-d'Or | 94,875 | 71,385 | 56,946 | 34,479 | 11,427 | 6,746 | 3,823 | 4,693 | 4,005 | 3,626 | 2,695 | 1,057 | 349,518 | 299,305 | 295,757 | 3,548 |
| Nièvre | 36,711 | 40,954 | 21,544 | 16,714 | 7,054 | 3,514 | 4,476 | 1,851 | 2,319 | 1,812 | 2,033 | 538 | 169,334 | 141,674 | 139,520 | 2,154 |
| Saône-et-Loire | 100,475 | 86,741 | 61,289 | 38,975 | 15,049 | 8,348 | 6,383 | 4,222 | 5,004 | 4,081 | 4,502 | 1,177 | 408,946 | 342,267 | 336,246 | 6,021 |
| Yonne | 65,483 | 42,014 | 35,434 | 28,873 | 8,716 | 6,363 | 3,472 | 2,924 | 3,112 | 2,777 | 2,850 | 836 | 245,539 | 205,734 | 202,854 | 2,880 |
| Nord | 414,543 | 351,223 | 221,217 | 195,624 | 73,520 | 24,034 | 43,735 | 20,501 | 29,563 | 15,149 | 22,192 | 3,439 | 1,776,070 | 1,435,410 | 1,414,740 | 20,670 |
| Pas-de-Calais | 224,750 | 221,798 | 119,477 | 140,232 | 54,373 | 16,648 | 30,286 | 10,881 | 23,105 | 9,444 | 21,406 | 2,885 | 1,078,462 | 890,610 | 875,285 | 15,325 |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | 115,573 | 103,637 | 74,170 | 51,044 | 22,067 | 7,965 | 8,712 | 6,424 | 7,700 | 4,720 | 2,810 | 1,234 | 490,248 | 411,100 | 406,056 | 5,044 |
| Meuse | 35,543 | 25,053 | 20,823 | 19,349 | 5,928 | 3,019 | 1,402 | 1,795 | 2,079 | 1,501 | 1,681 | 391 | 141,267 | 120,310 | 118,564 | 1,746 |
| Moselle | 182,782 | 132,024 | 112,502 | 88,556 | 31,061 | 12,070 | 6,500 | 9,521 | 11,490 | 6,301 | 3,438 | 1,686 | 738,889 | 606,898 | 597,931 | 8,967 |
| Vosges | 70,018 | 54,882 | 42,703 | 37,749 | 11,875 | 6,129 | 2,627 | 3,822 | 4,305 | 3,571 | 2,450 | 889 | 288,720 | 245,336 | 241,020 | 4,316 |
| Bas-Rhin | 213,050 | 100,233 | 131,484 | 77,555 | 18,631 | 12,292 | 3,195 | 11,897 | 7,767 | 7,384 | 2,904 | 1,452 | 717,337 | 596,047 | 587,844 | 8,203 |
| Haut-Rhin | 149,334 | 71,050 | 82,855 | 58,177 | 14,679 | 10,200 | 2,905 | 8,485 | 6,054 | 6,374 | 2,238 | 1,070 | 506,877 | 419,884 | 413,421 | 6,463 |
| Doubs | 96,760 | 74,320 | 50,661 | 36,584 | 12,419 | 6,492 | 3,248 | 5,637 | 4,470 | 4,440 | 2,837 | 907 | 353,132 | 303,075 | 298,775 | 4,300 |
| Jura | 46,144 | 35,952 | 29,520 | 21,167 | 7,013 | 4,301 | 3,084 | 3,413 | 2,451 | 2,610 | 2,191 | 714 | 187,083 | 161,252 | 158,560 | 2,692 |
| Haute-Saône | 45,990 | 35,458 | 22,010 | 24,894 | 7,273 | 3,770 | 1,914 | 2,386 | 2,531 | 2,166 | 2,143 | 553 | 179,506 | 153,871 | 151,088 | 2,783 |
| Territoire de Belfort | 23,356 | 19,471 | 11,894 | 11,527 | 3,960 | 1,788 | 955 | 1,441 | 1,427 | 1,144 | 640 | 269 | 93,779 | 79,081 | 77,872 | 1,209 |
| Loire-Atlantique | 215,346 | 228,851 | 160,022 | 50,401 | 33,704 | 23,947 | 10,724 | 14,582 | 9,604 | 9,946 | 9,447 | 2,187 | 892,016 | 778,034 | 768,761 | 9,273 |
| Maine-et-Loire | 144,495 | 108,443 | 108,245 | 33,201 | 19,717 | 20,392 | 4,893 | 8,669 | 6,430 | 5,421 | 5,229 | 1,463 | 539,902 | 474,390 | 466,598 | 7,792 |
| Mayenne | 60,553 | 42,659 | 44,476 | 14,256 | 7,755 | 6,023 | 1,678 | 3,551 | 2,391 | 2,498 | 2,177 | 508 | 220,022 | 192,151 | 188,525 | 3,626 |
| Sarthe | 96,903 | 85,077 | 61,200 | 34,994 | 17,862 | 12,145 | 5,765 | 5,590 | 5,476 | 4,386 | 3,282 | 1,244 | 401,328 | 341,008 | 333,924 | 7,084 |
| Vendée | 119,640 | 87,244 | 83,626 | 25,991 | 14,649 | 45,388 | 3,677 | 6,559 | 4,580 | 3,560 | 6,539 | 1,079 | 464,249 | 409,150 | 402,532 | 6,618 |
| Côtes-d'Armor | 100,316 | 116,827 | 81,973 | 28,723 | 19,697 | 7,714 | 9,054 | 7,327 | 5,539 | 5,918 | 4,469 | 1,263 | 445,906 | 393,819 | 388,820 | 4,999 |
| Finistère | 157,307 | 168,411 | 131,177 | 37,600 | 28,839 | 10,058 | 9,574 | 10,659 | 7,121 | 8,504 | 6,092 | 1,527 | 667,662 | 583,484 | 576,869 | 6,615 |
| Ille-et-Vilaine | 162,372 | 162,903 | 137,432 | 35,974 | 25,968 | 12,793 | 5,980 | 12,073 | 7,398 | 7,582 | 5,442 | 1,319 | 665,646 | 584,655 | 577,236 | 7,419 |
| Morbihan | 137,510 | 115,949 | 101,406 | 41,629 | 19,701 | 10,647 | 7,252 | 8,967 | 5,604 | 6,480 | 5,204 | 1,060 | 534,901 | 467,329 | 461,409 | 5,920 |
| Charente | 58,769 | 65,730 | 37,157 | 19,833 | 10,239 | 7,017 | 3,866 | 3,105 | 3,110 | 3,152 | 3,875 | 895 | 259,756 | 220,168 | 216,748 | 3,420 |
| Charente Maritime | 114,119 | 104,916 | 65,306 | 33,896 | 15,408 | 13,997 | 5,840 | 5,634 | 4,662 | 4,987 | 9,136 | 1,353 | 453,394 | 384,612 | 379,254 | 5,358 |
| Deux-Sèvres | 60,847 | 77,655 | 43,418 | 13,256 | 9,043 | 9,489 | 2,227 | 3,536 | 2,676 | 2,543 | 3,697 | 734 | 269,277 | 234,278 | 229,121 | 5,157 |
| Vienne | 70,350 | 73,633 | 48,001 | 21,089 | 10,908 | 8,130 | 3,964 | 4,035 | 3,495 | 3,254 | 4,841 | 854 | 299,185 | 256,618 | 252,554 | 4,064 |
| Dordogne | 72,248 | 80,031 | 46,876 | 25,436 | 11,579 | 6,002 | 8,899 | 3,609 | 3,283 | 4,630 | 4,566 | 1,279 | 309,106 | 272,991 | 268,438 | 4,553 |
| Gironde | 230,955 | 241,019 | 162,668 | 75,062 | 33,329 | 14,302 | 15,166 | 12,419 | 10,122 | 10,566 | 14,626 | 3,200 | 953,526 | 833,538 | 823,434 | 10,104 |
| Landes | 67,087 | 76,855 | 48,998 | 17,300 | 9,453 | 3,931 | 6,355 | 3,039 | 2,641 | 2,712 | 5,395 | 878 | 283,071 | 248,185 | 244,644 | 3,541 |
| Lot-et-Garonne | 59,914 | 51,813 | 37,930 | 25,682 | 7,930 | 4,681 | 4,545 | 2,589 | 2,183 | 3,280 | 3,933 | 933 | 238,999 | 208,463 | 205,413 | 3,050 |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 101,954 | 107,582 | 121,074 | 25,185 | 15,939 | 5,112 | 6,826 | 6,629 | 3,787 | 6,753 | 6,780 | 1,282 | 474,672 | 413,823 | 408,903 | 4,920 |
| Ariège | 21,400 | 34,179 | 15,370 | 9,491 | 4,949 | 1,634 | 2,941 | 1,489 | 1,125 | 2,610 | 1,766 | 704 | 113,831 | 99,202 | 97,658 | 1,544 |
| Aveyron | 54,316 | 51,344 | 40,810 | 13,959 | 7,492 | 3,807 | 2,868 | 2,600 | 1,907 | 5,579 | 3,332 | 986 | 217,981 | 192,289 | 189,000 | 3,289 |
| Haute-Garonne | 182,008 | 225,769 | 132,091 | 57,621 | 25,602 | 9,997 | 11,694 | 10,821 | 7,009 | 11,221 | 5,601 | 2,821 | 789,194 | 690,638 | 682,255 | 8,383 |
| Gers | 31,821 | 38,049 | 24,680 | 10,287 | 4,461 | 2,365 | 2,334 | 1,592 | 1,202 | 2,000 | 2,575 | 644 | 140,324 | 124,008 | 122,010 | 1,998 |
| Lot | 28,224 | 37,260 | 23,210 | 8,412 | 5,195 | 2,251 | 2,655 | 1,697 | 1,352 | 3,025 | 2,517 | 716 | 132,896 | 118,301 | 116,514 | 1,787 |
| Hautes-Pyrénées | 34,280 | 46,510 | 35,270 | 11,618 | 6,714 | 2,337 | 4,681 | 1,834 | 1,621 | 2,182 | 2,858 | 728 | 176,279 | 152,798 | 150,633 | 2,165 |
| Tarn | 64,756 | 70,425 | 45,128 | 25,423 | 9,464 | 5,066 | 4,609 | 3,336 | 2,799 | 4,436 | 3,501 | 1,383 | 276,354 | 244,342 | 240,326 | 4,016 |
| Tarn-et-Garonne | 41,287 | 38,503 | 25,082 | 17,956 | 5,300 | 3,393 | 2,294 | 1,898 | 1,598 | 2,634 | 3,130 | 796 | 165,833 | 145,968 | 143,871 | 2,097 |
| Corrèze | 44,839 | 47,538 | 28,765 | 12,125 | 7,193 | 3,415 | 6,176 | 1,890 | 1,926 | 2,196 | 3,065 | 781 | 187,233 | 162,919 | 159,909 | 3,010 |
| Creuse | 22,362 | 23,674 | 13,596 | 7,080 | 4,460 | 2,155 | 2,367 | 1,046 | 1,288 | 1,388 | 1,773 | 396 | 99,799 | 83,276 | 81,585 | 1,691 |
| Haute-Vienne | 56,671 | 71,025 | 40,087 | 19,320 | 12,388 | 5,219 | 7,152 | 3,208 | 3,352 | 3,045 | 3,193 | 1,105 | 265,865 | 230,676 | 225,765 | 4,911 |
| Ain | 109,211 | 65,449 | 62,119 | 38,873 | 10,819 | 8,013 | 4,243 | 5,473 | 3,665 | 4,004 | 3,670 | 1,059 | 372,899 | 320,859 | 316,598 | 4,261 |
| Ardèche | 55,803 | 50,755 | 37,453 | 22,912 | 9,220 | 4,962 | 4,986 | 3,354 | 2,425 | 4,387 | 4,624 | 1,001 | 235,578 | 204,732 | 201,882 | 2,850 |
| Drôme | 86,063 | 69,685 | 53,336 | 34,402 | 11,895 | 7,337 | 5,307 | 5,351 | 3,278 | 5,025 | 4,734 | 1,177 | 338,089 | 291,578 | 287,590 | 3,988 |
| Isère | 201,815 | 179,413 | 128,983 | 67,423 | 25,645 | 12,995 | 13,160 | 12,480 | 7,651 | 10,300 | 6,007 | 2,186 | 784,199 | 676,859 | 668,058 | 8,801 |
| Loire | 126,310 | 101,389 | 85,007 | 50,912 | 17,793 | 11,381 | 8,334 | 6,802 | 5,918 | 5,892 | 4,335 | 1,634 | 505,865 | 431,845 | 425,707 | 6,138 |
| Rhône | 311,204 | 211,736 | 185,528 | 80,674 | 26,840 | 17,247 | 13,295 | 15,484 | 8,681 | 10,263 | 4,269 | 2,056 | 1,037,635 | 896,454 | 887,277 | 9,177 |
| Savoie | 81,109 | 53,447 | 49,138 | 26,325 | 9,555 | 5,396 | 4,491 | 5,236 | 2,691 | 4,529 | 2,153 | 795 | 287,948 | 248,278 | 244,865 | 3,413 |
| Haute-Savoie | 149,415 | 74,808 | 88,107 | 38,776 | 11,944 | 8,573 | 3,808 | 8,817 | 3,786 | 7,020 | 2,823 | 1,055 | 472,822 | 404,056 | 398,932 | 5,124 |
| Allier | 60,994 | 55,744 | 39,700 | 21,860 | 10,981 | 5,292 | 9,897 | 2,863 | 3,370 | 2,646 | 3,119 | 918 | 259,537 | 221,525 | 217,384 | 4,141 |
| Cantal | 34,726 | 24,984 | 20,956 | 8,501 | 4,022 | 2,122 | 1,502 | 1,235 | 1,314 | 1,583 | 2,567 | 573 | 123,363 | 105,850 | 104,085 | 1,765 |
| Haute-Loire | 42,710 | 33,473 | 31,593 | 17,341 | 7,002 | 3,757 | 2,167 | 2,236 | 2,114 | 2,645 | 2,328 | 907 | 173,258 | 150,896 | 148,273 | 2,623 |
| Puy-de-Dôme | 99,723 | 111,275 | 77,146 | 31,102 | 19,517 | 7,559 | 8,354 | 5,7546 | 6,138 | 6,658 | 4,460 | 1,808 | 443,260 | 385,768 | 379,496 | 6,272 |
| Aude | 57,024 | 66,590 | 30,086 | 28,635 | 8,905 | 3,891 | 6,077 | 2,577 | 2,260 | 3,628 | 2,833 | 4,376 | 254,404 | 219,939 | 216,882 | 3,057 |
| Gard | 126,711 | 97,027 | 65,400 | 64,248 | 17,331 | 8,391 | 11,920 | 5,505 | 4,868 | 7,204 | 5,584 | 1,981 | 488,899 | 421,444 | 416,170 | 5,274 |
| Hérault | 184,815 | 154,608 | 90,822 | 79,191 | 23,186 | 9,985 | 12,808 | 8,610 | 6,501 | 11,123 | 8,534 | 3,228 | 699,684 | 600,924 | 593,411 | 7,513 |
| Lozère | 16,517 | 11,799 | 10,950 | 4,900 | 2,027 | 1,011 | 868 | 721 | 532 | 1,260 | 1,065 | 275 | 60,016 | 52,670 | 51,925 | 745 |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 84,952 | 65,486 | 37,485 | 37,494 | 11,149 | 4,888 | 6,917 | 3,374 | 3,014 | 4,187 | 3,340 | 1,576 | 314,769 | 267,591 | 263,862 | 3,729 |
| Alpes-de Haute-Provence | 30,321 | 25,531 | 16,781 | 11,365 | 4,332 | 2,187 | 2,737 | 1,727 | 1,222 | 2,258 | 2,056 | 623 | 118,936 | 102,793 | 101,140 | 1,653 |
| Haute Alpes | 26,774 | 21,385 | 17,289 | 7,792 | 3,634 | 1,948 | 1,621 | 1,805 | 872 | 2,164 | 1,720 | 319 | 102,955 | 88,527 | 87,323 | 1,204 |
| Alpes-Maritimes | 258,626 | 106,216 | 89,143 | 79,926 | 14,223 | 10,883 | 10,533 | 8,512 | 4,545 | 6,220 | 2,985 | 1,442 | 721,716 | 599,324 | 593,254 | 6,070 |
| Bouches-du-Rhône | 357,593 | 248,290 | 157,136 | 144,807 | 36,107 | 17,300 | 30,895 | 13,945 | 10,856 | 14,312 | 9,081 | 3,917 | 1,260,916 | 1,056,954 | 1,044,239 | 12,715 |
| Var | 235,068 | 110,659 | 90,550 | 82,292 | 19,014 | 13,465 | 10,618 | 8,107 | 5,914 | 6,860 | 6,682 | 2,261 | 716,795 | 598,281 | 591,490 | 6,791 |
| Vaucluse | 101,853 | 66,955 | 48,263 | 51,648 | 11,021 | 9,068 | 5,564 | 4,243 | 2,998 | 5,149 | 4,010 | 1,373 | 370,625 | 316,193 | 312,145 | 4,048 |
| Corse-du-Sud | 26,443 | 13,836 | 9,144 | 11,212 | 2,988 | 955 | 2,285 | 972 | 582 | 762 | 1,057 | 209 | 94,555 | 71,477 | 70,445 | 1,032 |
| Haute-Corse | 30,376 | 19,657 | 9,835 | 12,221 | 2,953 | 953 | 2,879 | 1,148 | 764 | 897 | 1,202 | 241 | 111,839 | 84,356 | 83,126 | 1,230 |
| Guadeloupe | 71,568 | 64,261 | 14,292 | 5,335 | 4,276 | 790 | 1,252 | 2,036 | 1,834 | 1,560 | 383 | 301 | 303,311 | 179,365 | 167,888 | 11,477 |
| Martinique | 53,825 | 77,266 | 13,715 | 3,367 | 4,057 | 777 | 901 | 1,479 | 2,049 | 1,388 | 338 | 216 | 287,465 | 169,584 | 159,378 | 10,206 |
| French Guiana | 14,650 | 11,526 | 4,431 | 1,953 | 911 | 191 | 220 | 533 | 346 | 505 | 103 | 59 | 62,526 | 36,743 | 35,428 | 1,315 |
| Réunion | 89,800 | 165,464 | 47,574 | 17,469 | 9,419 | 2,095 | 10,645 | 4,608 | 4,288 | 4,847 | 1,061 | 695 | 510,558 | 370,719 | 357,965 | 12,754 |
| Sainte Pierre and Miquelon | 685 | 732 | 633 | 184 | 179 | 17 | 8 | 79 | 40 | 141 | 45 | 5 | 4,923 | 3,106 | 2,748 | 358 |
| Mayotte | 7,574 | 6,943 | 6,379 | 1,049 | 775 | 178 | 355 | 374 | 465 | 431 | 196 | 133 | 64,440 | 29,812 | 24,852 | 4,960 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,125 | 2,832 | 804 | 86 | 71 | 14 | 40 | 60 | 63 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 11,166 | 7,208 | 7,176 | 32 |
| French Polynesia | 51,883 | 47,817 | 8,199 | 2,175 | 913 | 369 | 280 | 1,529 | 416 | 719 | 228 | 186 | 167,593 | 115,843 | 114,714 | 1,129 |
| New Caledonia | 44,650 | 21,296 | 7,942 | 5,091 | 1,561 | 707 | 374 | 1,681 | 703 | 5,274 | 326 | 156 | 146,068 | 91,596 | 89,761 | 1,835 |
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| Region | Nicolas Sarkozy | Ségolène Royal | François Bayrou | Jean-Marie Le Pen | Olivier Besancenot | Philippe de Villiers | Marie-George Buffet | Dominique Voynet | Arlette Laguiller | José Bové | Frédéric Nihous | Gérard Schivardi | Electorate | Votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-France | 1,931,425 | 1,593,001 | 1,143,075 | 430,562 | 181,247 | 89,478 | 110,970 | 89,887 | 52,962 | 57,443 | 19,849 | 12,388 | 6,695,344 | 5,773,657 | 5,712,287 | 61,370 |
| Champagne-Ardenne | 246,683 | 160,274 | 122,642 | 114,522 | 33,422 | 20,450 | 12,465 | 10,726 | 13,560 | 7,414 | 9,016 | 2,271 | 928,447 | 764,018 | 753,445 | 10,573 |
| Picardy | 331,150 | 251,918 | 161,253 | 168,742 | 57,720 | 26,729 | 22,303 | 14,225 | 23,938 | 11,619 | 20,417 | 4,123 | 1,324,496 | 1,109,646 | 1,094,137 | 15,509 |
| Upper Normandy | 309,925 | 257,664 | 184,625 | 126,795 | 58,312 | 25,692 | 26,376 | 15,706 | 20,048 | 12,563 | 13,717 | 3,604 | 1,277,849 | 1,070,270 | 1,055,027 | 15,243 |
| Centre | 460,429 | 345,354 | 278,177 | 168,912 | 65,347 | 45,720 | 30,003 | 22,655 | 22,279 | 17,395 | 20,567 | 5,696 | 1,781,364 | 1,505,597 | 1,482,534 | 23,063 |
| Lower Normandy | 280,396 | 209,000 | 183,917 | 88,386 | 43,896 | 25,640 | 11,197 | 14,361 | 14,620 | 13,153 | 21,407 | 3,081 | 1,070,864 | 923,257 | 909,054 | 14,203 |
| Burgundy | 297,544 | 241,094 | 175,213 | 119,041 | 42,246 | 24,971 | 18,154 | 13,690 | 14,440 | 12,296 | 12,080 | 3,608 | 1,173,337 | 988,980 | 974,377 | 14,603 |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 639,293 | 573,021 | 340,694 | 335,856 | 127,893 | 40,682 | 74,021 | 31,382 | 52,668 | 24,593 | 43,598 | 6,324 | 2,854,532 | 2,326,020 | 2,290,025 | 35,995 |
| Lorraine | 403,916 | 315,596 | 250,198 | 196,698 | 70,931 | 29,183 | 19,241 | 21,562 | 25,574 | 16,093 | 10,379 | 4,200 | 1,659,124 | 1,383,644 | 1,363,571 | 20,073 |
| Alsace | 362,384 | 171,283 | 214,339 | 135,732 | 33,310 | 22,492 | 6,100 | 20,382 | 13,821 | 13,758 | 5,142 | 2,522 | 1,224,214 | 1,015,931 | 1,001,265 | 14,666 |
| Franche-Comté | 212,250 | 165,201 | 114,085 | 94,172 | 30,665 | 16,351 | 9,201 | 12,877 | 10,879 | 10,360 | 7,811 | 2,443 | 813,500 | 697,279 | 686,295 | 10,984 |
| Pays de la Loire | 636,937 | 552,274 | 457,569 | 158,843 | 93,687 | 107,895 | 26,737 | 38,951 | 28,481 | 25,811 | 26,674 | 6,481 | 2,517,517 | 2,194,733 | 2,160,340 | 34,393 |
| Brittany | 557,505 | 564,090 | 451,988 | 143,926 | 94,205 | 41,212 | 31,860 | 39,026 | 25,662 | 28,484 | 21,207 | 5,169 | 2,314,115 | 2,029,287 | 2,004,334 | 24,953 |
| Poitou-Charentes | 304,085 | 321,934 | 193,882 | 88,074 | 45,598 | 38,633 | 15,897 | 16,310 | 13,943 | 13,936 | 21,549 | 3,836 | 1,281,612 | 1,095,676 | 1,077,677 | 17,999 |
| Aquitaine | 532,158 | 557,300 | 417,546 | 168,665 | 78,230 | 34,028 | 41,791 | 28,285 | 22,016 | 27,941 | 35,300 | 7,572 | 2,259,374 | 1,977,000 | 1,950,832 | 26,168 |
| Midi-Pyrénées | 458,092 | 542,039 | 341,641 | 154,767 | 69,177 | 30,850 | 34,076 | 25,267 | 18,613 | 33,687 | 25,280 | 8,778 | 2,012,692 | 1,767,546 | 1,742,267 | 25,279 |
| Limousin | 123,872 | 142,237 | 82,448 | 38,525 | 24,041 | 10,789 | 15,695 | 6,144 | 6,566 | 6,629 | 8,031 | 2,282 | 552,897 | 476,871 | 467,259 | 9,612 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 1,120,930 | 806,682 | 689,671 | 360,297 | 123,711 | 75,904 | 57,624 | 62,997 | 38,095 | 51,420 | 32,615 | 10,963 | 4,035,035 | 3,474,661 | 3,430,909 | 43,752 |
| Auvergne | 238,153 | 225,476 | 169,395 | 78,804 | 41,522 | 18,730 | 21,920 | 12,090 | 12,936 | 13,532 | 12,474 | 4,206 | 999,418 | 864,039 | 849,238 | 14,801 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 470,019 | 395,510 | 234,743 | 214,468 | 62,598 | 28,166 | 38,590 | 20,787 | 17,175 | 27,402 | 21,356 | 11,436 | 1,817,772 | 1,562,568 | 1,542,250 | 20,318 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1,010,235 | 579,036 | 419,162 | 377,830 | 88,331 | 54,851 | 61,968 | 38,339 | 26,407 | 36,963 | 26,534 | 9,935 | 3,291,943 | 2,762,072 | 2,729,591 | 32,481 |
| Corsica | 56,819 | 33,493 | 18,979 | 23,433 | 5,941 | 1,908 | 5,164 | 2,120 | 1,346 | 1,659 | 2,259 | 450 | 206,394 | 155,833 | 153,571 | 2,262 |
| Guadeloupe | 71,568 | 64,261 | 14,292 | 5,335 | 4,276 | 790 | 1,252 | 2,036 | 1,834 | 1,560 | 383 | 301 | 303,311 | 179,365 | 167,888 | 11,477 |
| Martinique | 53,825 | 77,266 | 13,715 | 3,367 | 4,057 | 777 | 901 | 1,479 | 2,049 | 1,388 | 338 | 216 | 287,465 | 169,584 | 159,378 | 10,206 |
| French Guiana | 14,650 | 11,526 | 4,431 | 1,953 | 911 | 191 | 220 | 533 | 346 | 505 | 103 | 59 | 62,526 | 36,743 | 35,428 | 1,315 |
| Réunion | 89,800 | 165,464 | 47,574 | 17,469 | 9,419 | 2,095 | 10,645 | 4,608 | 4,288 | 4,847 | 1,061 | 695 | 510,558 | 370,719 | 357,965 | 12,754 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 685 | 732 | 633 | 184 | 179 | 17 | 8 | 79 | 40 | 141 | 45 | 5 | 4,923 | 3,106 | 2,748 | 358 |
| Mayotte | 7,574 | 6,943 | 6,379 | 1,049 | 775 | 178 | 355 | 374 | 465 | 431 | 196 | 133 | 64,440 | 29,812 | 24,852 | 4,960 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,125 | 2,832 | 804 | 86 | 71 | 14 | 40 | 60 | 63 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 11,166 | 7,208 | 7,176 | 32 |
| French Polynesia | 51,883 | 47,817 | 8,199 | 2,175 | 913 | 369 | 280 | 1,529 | 416 | 719 | 228 | 186 | 167,593 | 115,843 | 114,714 | 1,129 |
| New Caledonia | 44,650 | 21,296 | 7,942 | 5,091 | 1,561 | 707 | 374 | 1,681 | 703 | 5,274 | 326 | 156 | 146,068 | 91,596 | 89,761 | 1,835 |
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In urban areas, most lower and middle-income neighbourhoods and cities voted largely for Ségolène Royal. In thetenth arrondissement of Paris, Royal obtained 42% against 25% for Sarkozy, and 20.35% for Bayrou; in the11th arrondissement, Royal obtained more than 40.8% to 25.8% for Sarkozy and 20.9% for Bayrou. In the18th arrondissement, Royal obtained 41.1% against 23.4% for Sarkozy; in the19th arrondissement, Royal obtained more than 39%, against almost 28% for Sarkozy; and in the20th arrondissement, Royal obtained 42.4% against 23.2% for Sarkozy, and 18.3% for Bayrou. Royal also narrowly beat Sarkozy in the normally conservative city ofBordeaux (31.4% against 30.8%, and 22% for Bayrou), as well as inBrest,Caen,Clermont-Ferrand,Grenoble,Nantes,Rouen,Lille,Le Mans,Montpellier,Saint-Étienne,Limoges,Amiens,Pau (where Bayrou finished first),Rennes andToulouse (the historical base of the formerRadical-Socialist Party). Working-class Paris suburbs (calledlesbanlieues) also massively voted for Royal. This was more or less expected, in particular with the high level of voter registration by suburban youths, who had been strongly opposed to Sarkozy since the2005 riots during which he had made controversial remarks. Meanwhile, a large number of university students had participated in theprotests against the CPE, proposed by Sarkozy's UMP party, in the spring of 2006; they also strongly backed Royal. She consequently came first inNanterre, with almost 36% against 23% for Sarkozy. She reached 41.6% inSaint-Denis, against 19.6% for Sarkozy and 15.5% for Bayrou. InÉvry, she also passed the 40% line, while Sarkozy received only 23.6%. InCréteil, she won a closer race, gaining 35% to Sarkozy's 30% and 18% for Bayrou. In the department ofSeine-Saint-Denis, home to many people of immigrant origin, Royal obtained 34.2% to 26.8% for Sarkozy and 16.7% for Bayrou.
In contrast, wealthyarrondissements of Paris voted for Sarkozy. The prosperous16th arrondissement gave him 64% of its vote, against 16.4% for Bayrou and only 11.27% for Royal; theseventh arrondissement voted for 56% in favour of Sarkozy, to 20.35 for Bayrou and 15.35% for Royal; theeighth arrondissement voted at more than 58% for Sarkozy to 18.65% for Bayrou and 14% for Royal; the15th arrondissement voted 41.5% for Sarkozy against 24.3% for Royal and 22.9% for Bayrou. The mostly wealthy Paris suburbs of theHauts-de-Seine department, home ofNeuilly-sur-Seine where Sarkozy ismayor, voted 38.3% for him, against 26% for Royal and 21.3% for Bayrou. Sarkozy also won in theEssonne department (more than 31% against 27% for Royal), in theSeine-et-Marne (33.5% to almost 24% for Royal) as well as in theYvelines (37.7% against 23% for Royal and 22% for Bayrou).
Marseille, the second-largest city of France, went Sarkozy's way overall as he won 34.25% of the vote to 27.1% for Royal and only 14.1% for Bayrou (putting a close third ahead of Le Pen, who obtained 13.4%). However, in working-class neighbourhoods of the north of Marseille, such as Savine (15th arrondissement) and the Busserine (14th arrondissement), Royal received overwhelming support, receiving 60% of the vote in Busserine.
France's third-largest city,Lyon, also was won by Sarkozy, who received 34.5% of the vote to 27.3% for Royal and 22% for Bayrou. He triumphed as well in the wealthy city ofAix-en-Provence with 36.8%, against 25.4% for Royal and 19.8% for Bayrou. InNice, a conservative stronghold, Sarkozy obtained more than 41% against 20.4% for Royal and less than 15% for Bayrou. Sarkozy also narrowly beat Royal in the industrial port ofLe Havre (29% against 26.8%), as well as inAvignon,Nîmes,Metz,Nancy, andStrasbourg (these last three cities belonging to theAlsace-Lorraine region).
A map of France's departments shows the candidate of the Socialist Party, Ségolène Royal, came first in the South-West and theMassif Central, which were traditional bases of theRadical-Socialist Party during theThird Republic. She also topped the poll inBrittany, except in the department ofMorbihan, but a fifth of electors in Brittany voted for Bayrou.[92]Nièvre andSeine-Saint-Denis were other departments where she came first, as well as the overseas departments ofMartinique andRéunion and the overseas territory ofSaint Pierre and Miquelon. Sarkozy came first everywhere else, except forPyrénées-Atlantiques, where Bayrou topped the poll in the department of his birth.
The left regressed, compared 2002, in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region, which has traditionally favored Socialist and Communist candidates. TheNord department, hit hard during the 1980s by an industrial crisis, gave a plurality to Sarkozy (29.3%), while Royal won 24.8% (and won the city ofLille) and Bayrou received 15.6%.Marie-George Buffet barely received 5% in the constituency of the Communist deputyAlain Bocquet.
TheHaute-Garonne, traditional Radical-Socialist territory, voted (including its capital, Toulouse), for Ségolène Royal, giving her 33%, against less than 27% for Sarkozy and slightly more than 19% for Bayrou. TheCorrèze, where Jacques Chirac began his political career as the deputy ofUssel, also voted slightly in favour of Royal, as did theCreuse, one of the least-populated departments of France.
TheAlpes-Maritimes, part of theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region where the National Front won several cities in the 1990s (Toulon of theVar,Marignane of theBouches-du-Rhône andOrange of theVaucluse) voted for Sarkozy at 43.6%, while Royal received only 17.9%, Bayrou 15.0%, and Jean-Marie Le Pen 13.5%. TheVaucluse department gave 32.8% of its votes to Sarkozy, 20.9% to Royal, 16.8% to Le Pen and 15.5% to Bayrou.
TheVendée voted 29.7% for Sarkozy, 21.7% for Royal, 20.8% for Bayrou, and 11.3% forPhilippe de Villiers, deputy of the department. Le Pen. meanwhile, managed only 6.5%.
Le Pen's highest departmental tallies occurred inAisne (17.3%) andHaute-Marne (17%). Other departments to give him more than 15% were theVaucluse (16.8%),Haute-Saône (16.5%),Meuse (16.3%),Ardennes (16.2% – where left-wing candidate Besancenot received 5.35%),Pas-de-Calais (16%),Oise (15.9%),Corse-du-Sud (15.9%),Vosges (15.7%), andGard (15.4%),
Departments where Besancenot obtained more than 5% of the vote includeArdennes, Aisne (where Le Pen also achieved a strong results),Ariège, Allier (where Sarkozy obtained 28% against nearly 26% for Royal),Calvados (where Sarkozy finished first with 29% to 25% for Royal),Finistère, Cher,Côtes d'Armor, Creuse,Indre, Meurthe-et-Moselle,Nord, Meuse,Moselle, Pas-de-Calais (6.2%),Sarthe, Nièvre,Puy-de-Dôme, Somme,Territoire-de-Belfort, Seine-Maritime,Haute-Vienne and theoverseas collectivity ofSaint Pierre and Miquelon (6.5%, along with 5.1% for José Bové; only 6.7% for Le Pen).
Theoverseas department ofMartinique has been strongly opposed to Sarkozy;Aimé Césaire,mayor ofFort-de-France and leader of theNégritude movement, refused to see him during his visit there in December 2005 (due to the UMP vote of the2005 law on colonialism[93]). In the first round, it heavily supported Royal (48.5%, against 33.8% for Sarkozy and only 8.6% for Bayrou; the next highest total was received by Besancenot, with 2.5%).Réunion also strongly supported Royal (46.2%, to 25% for Sarkozy and 13% for Bayrou). Meanwhile, Sarkozy won inNew Caledonia (with 49.7% of the vote) and inGuadeloupe (with 42.6%, against 38.3% for Royal), as well as inFrench Guiana and the overseas territories ofFrench Polynesia andWallis and Futuna.
Source: IPSOS, seeSociologie du vote du 1er tour,L'Humanité, 5 May 2007.
30% of men voted for Sarkozy, 24% of them for Royal. 32% of women voted Sarkozy, 27% Royal. 29% of 18- to 24-year-olds voted Royal, against 26% for Sarkozy. Sarkozy also made a higher score for 35- to 44-year-olds and 60- to 69-year-olds, but a lesser score in the 45- to 59-year-old category.
36% of farmers voted Sarkozy against 8% for Royal. Workers voted at similar levels for both Sarkozy and Royal (21% for each), while public servants voted at 34% for Royal (18% for Sarkozy). 19% of unemployed people voted for Sarkozy, 32% of them for Royal. Students also voted in majority for Royal (32% against 21%), while pensioned elders voted at 41% for Sarkozy (23% for Royal).
The second round of the 2007 French presidential election started inSaint Pierre and Miquelon on Saturday 5 May 2007 at 8 am local time (2007-05-05 10:00 UTC) and ended in the large cities ofMetropolitan France on Sunday, 6 May 2007 at 8 pm local time (2007-05-06 18:00 UTC).Turnout in the second round of the election was 84.0%, higher than in the first round. Nicolas Sarkozy got 53.06% of the votes and Ségolène Royal got 46.94%.
Theleft-right division was reinforced, according to many observers, by the election of Nicolas Sarkozy.[84] 91% of the electors self-identifying as members of the centre-left voted for Royal, and 92% of those who self-identified as centre-right voted for Sarkozy.[84] The center thus appears to have been polarized.[84] The vast majority of the dissident left also voted for Royal, while the extreme right strongly supported Sarkozy.[84] Although Jacques Chirac was successful among young electorsin 1995, mostly owing to his discourse on the "social rupture" (fracture sociale), Sarkozy's electorate was more traditionally right-wing and focused on older people. The only age group that gave him a majority was the over-50, who accounted for 52% of his voters, compared to only 37% of Royal's.[84] Sarkozy obtained only 40% among those 18–24 years old, while Chirac had obtained 55% in the same category in 1995.[84]
In social categories, Sarkozy won majorities among pensioned and inactive elders (58%), business leaders, shopkeepers and craftworkers (82% ), categories which are traditionally conservative.[84] Sarkozy lost votes, compared to Chirac, among workers (59% for Royal) and employees (57% for Royal).[84]
The general electoral geography did not significantly change from the first Chirac election. However, Sarkozy received a lesser score inCorrèze, Chirac's home department, and bettered Chirac's score in the North-East, where Le Pen had obtained some of his better scores in 2002.[84] Overall, the increase in votes for Sarkozy between the two rounds occurred mostly in departments where theNational Front's presence is strong.[84]
Spoilt votes represented 4.2% of the electors (as much as in 2002 and 1995).[84]
| Department | Nicolas Sarkozy | Ségolène Royal | Electorate | Votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 511,920 | 508,082 | 1,222,231 | 1,055,532 | 1,020,002 | 35,530 | ||
| Seine-et-Marne | 367,080 | 285,492 | 801,895 | 680,359 | 652,572 | 27,787 | ||
| Yvelines | 435,014 | 305,909 | 893,701 | 770,145 | 740,923 | 29,222 | ||
| Essonne | 319,170 | 293,652 | 743,090 | 638,434 | 612,822 | 25,612 | ||
| Hauts-de-Seine | 416,666 | 332,096 | 905,058 | 777,472 | 748,762 | 28,710 | ||
| Seine-Saint-Denis | 245,337 | 319,205 | 708,163 | 583,909 | 564,542 | 19,367 | ||
| Val-de Marne | 302,513 | 304,978 | 746,130 | 630,817 | 607,491 | 23,326 | ||
| Val-de Oise | 288,062 | 262,693 | 675,274 | 572,186 | 550,755 | 21,431 | ||
| Ardennes | 84,607 | 73,442 | 199,104 | 165,433 | 158,049 | 7,384 | ||
| Aube | 101,291 | 62,885 | 204,735 | 171,773 | 164,176 | 7,597 | ||
| Marne | 177,028 | 121,988 | 382,293 | 313,648 | 299,016 | 14,632 | ||
| Haute-Marne | 66,782 | 46,134 | 142,345 | 118,995 | 112,916 | 6,079 | ||
| Aisne | 161,670 | 141,338 | 377,467 | 317,396 | 303,008 | 14,388 | ||
| Oise | 252,728 | 180,890 | 536,646 | 453,307 | 433,618 | 19,689 | ||
| Somme | 168,317 | 165,280 | 410,186 | 349,066 | 333,597 | 15,469 | ||
| Eure | 188,416 | 139,980 | 403,691 | 343,416 | 328,396 | 15,020 | ||
| Seine-Maritime | 354,988 | 352,174 | 873,623 | 738,271 | 707,162 | 31,109 | ||
| Cher | 94,447 | 89,323 | 232,240 | 193,636 | 183,770 | 9,866 | ||
| Eure-et-Loir | 138,452 | 99,601 | 293,844 | 249,003 | 238,053 | 10,950 | ||
| Indre | 71,321 | 71,818 | 177,331 | 151,359 | 143,139 | 8,220 | ||
| Indre-et-Loire | 174,646 | 156,774 | 401,748 | 346,227 | 331,420 | 14,807 | ||
| Loir-et-Cher | 109,232 | 86,101 | 240,584 | 205,510 | 195,333 | 10,177 | ||
| Loiret | 207,861 | 147,160 | 435,575 | 371,776 | 355,021 | 16,755 | ||
| Calvados | 203,583 | 194,026 | 482,675 | 414,393 | 397,609 | 16,784 | ||
| Manche | 171,038 | 133,482 | 371,790 | 318,603 | 304,520 | 14,083 | ||
| Orne | 101,634 | 74,641 | 216,339 | 184,475 | 176,275 | 8,200 | ||
| Côte-d'Or | 162,217 | 126,760 | 349,541 | 302,194 | 288,977 | 13,217 | ||
| Nièvre | 64,308 | 72,258 | 169,340 | 143,168 | 136,566 | 6,602 | ||
| Saône-et-Loire | 173,844 | 154,206 | 408,850 | 344,817 | 328,050 | 16,767 | ||
| Yonne | 115,458 | 81,254 | 245,501 | 206,567 | 196,712 | 9,855 | ||
| Nord | 721,506 | 672,679 | 1,776,605 | 1,456,277 | 1,394,185 | 62,092 | ||
| Pas-de-Calais | 410,398 | 445,273 | 1,078,402 | 897,261 | 855,671 | 41,590 | ||
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | 199,441 | 190,727 | 490,176 | 407,928 | 390,168 | 17,760 | ||
| Meuse | 64,701 | 48,951 | 141,227 | 119,369 | 113,652 | 5,717 | ||
| Moselle | 325,371 | 249,859 | 738,923 | 602,730 | 575,230 | 27,500 | ||
| Vosges | 125,734 | 104,024 | 288,654 | 243,164 | 229,758 | 13,406 | ||
| Bas-Rhin | 376,567 | 197,650 | 717,570 | 599,690 | 574,217 | 25,473 | ||
| Haut-Rhin | 264,757 | 140,131 | 506,854 | 424,033 | 404,888 | 19,145 | ||
| Doubs | 162,972 | 129,107 | 353,154 | 306,240 | 292,079 | 14,161 | ||
| Jura | 84,605 | 69,180 | 187,165 | 161,792 | 153,785 | 8,007 | ||
| Haute-Saône | 81,919 | 64,898 | 179,409 | 155,319 | 146,817 | 8,502 | ||
| Territoire de Belfort | 41,660 | 34,307 | 93,766 | 80,166 | 75,967 | 4,199 | ||
| Loire-Atlantique | 349,366 | 391,655 | 892,230 | 771,863 | 741,021 | 30,842 | ||
| Maine-et-Loire | 242,330 | 205,221 | 540,056 | 469,527 | 447,551 | 21,976 | ||
| Mayenne | 100,844 | 81,013 | 219,951 | 190,472 | 181,857 | 8,615 | ||
| Sarthe | 162,465 | 159,735 | 401,318 | 338,321 | 322,200 | 16,121 | ||
| Vendée | 220,680 | 166,060 | 464,228 | 405,307 | 386,740 | 18,567 | ||
| Côtes-d'Armor | 168,622 | 210,577 | 445,750 | 394,042 | 379,199 | 14,843 | ||
| Finistère | 258,614 | 301,826 | 667,354 | 582,964 | 560,440 | 22,524 | ||
| Ille-et-Vilaine | 265,929 | 292,606 | 665,677 | 582,202 | 558,535 | 23,667 | ||
| Morbihan | 228,053 | 218,085 | 534,904 | 465,991 | 446,138 | 19,853 | ||
| Charente | 100,357 | 112,632 | 259,795 | 222,344 | 212,989 | 9,355 | ||
| Charente Maritime | 193,372 | 179,017 | 453,387 | 388,229 | 372,389 | 15,840 | ||
| Deux-Sèvres | 102,474 | 124,204 | 269,097 | 236,020 | 226,678 | 9,342 | ||
| Vienne | 120,079 | 127,029 | 299,239 | 258,775 | 247,108 | 11,667 | ||
| Dordogne | 121,947 | 139,604 | 309,001 | 273,749 | 261,551 | 12,198 | ||
| Gironde | 382,366 | 409,550 | 953,649 | 826,882 | 791,916 | 34,966 | ||
| Landes | 112,211 | 125,638 | 282,988 | 248,153 | 237,849 | 10,304 | ||
| Lot-et-Garonne | 107,261 | 91,516 | 238,952 | 208,312 | 198,777 | 9,535 | ||
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 186,013 | 205,499 | 475,022 | 411,927 | 391,512 | 20,415 | ||
| Ariège | 38,449 | 56,628 | 113,782 | 99,563 | 95,077 | 4,486 | ||
| Aveyron | 93,433 | 90,382 | 217,855 | 192,585 | 183,815 | 8,770 | ||
| Haute-Garonne | 299,062 | 357,825 | 789,412 | 684,392 | 656,887 | 27,505 | ||
| Gers | 56,457 | 62,421 | 140,283 | 124,572 | 118,878 | 5,694 | ||
| Lot | 49,380 | 63,959 | 132,881 | 118,603 | 113,339 | 5,264 | ||
| Hautes-Pyrénées | 62,127 | 83,596 | 176,248 | 152,606 | 145,723 | 6,883 | ||
| Tarn | 114,518 | 117,836 | 276,335 | 243,815 | 232,354 | 11,461 | ||
| Tarn-et-Garonne | 73,925 | 65,547 | 165,795 | 145,708 | 139,472 | 6,236 | ||
| Corrèze | 73,548 | 82,909 | 187,179 | 164,528 | 156,457 | 8,071 | ||
| Creuse | 37,775 | 43,043 | 99,791 | 84,757 | 80,818 | 3,939 | ||
| Haute-Vienne | 96,295 | 123,518 | 265,881 | 232,072 | 219,813 | 12,259 | ||
| Ain | 185,174 | 120,679 | 372,951 | 319,523 | 305,853 | 13,670 | ||
| Ardèche | 100,414 | 94,121 | 235,544 | 203,934 | 194,535 | 9,399 | ||
| Drôme | 152,482 | 125,384 | 338,120 | 290,776 | 277,866 | 12,910 | ||
| Isère | 335,314 | 308,072 | 784,163 | 671,093 | 643,386 | 27,707 | ||
| Loire | 221,648 | 185,421 | 505,913 | 426,888 | 407,069 | 19,819 | ||
| Rhône | 485,628 | 364,978 | 1,037,922 | 884,920 | 850,606 | 34,314 | ||
| Savoie | 134,304 | 99,987 | 288,079 | 245,194 | 234,291 | 10,903 | ||
| Haute-Savoie | 241,466 | 141,582 | 472,858 | 400,243 | 383,048 | 17,195 | ||
| Allier | 102,426 | 107,442 | 259,503 | 220,677 | 209,868 | 10,809 | ||
| Cantal | 56,981 | 45,208 | 123,322 | 106,618 | 102,189 | 4,429 | ||
| Haute-Loire | 77,086 | 65,085 | 173,262 | 149,885 | 142,171 | 7,714 | ||
| Puy-de-Dôme | 168,859 | 197,915 | 443,310 | 384,474 | 366,774 | 17,700 | ||
| Aude | 101,128 | 109,195 | 254,384 | 220,228 | 210,323 | 9,905 | ||
| Gard | 226,132 | 176,806 | 488,820 | 421,299 | 402,938 | 18,361 | ||
| Hérault | 311,465 | 265,066 | 699,652 | 600,184 | 576,531 | 23,653 | ||
| Lozère | 28,100 | 22,307 | 59,991 | 52,838 | 50,407 | 2,431 | ||
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 143,043 | 113,784 | 314,805 | 267,988 | 256,827 | 11,161 | ||
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 52,684 | 46,360 | 118,928 | 103,788 | 99,044 | 4,744 | ||
| Haute Alpes | 45,951 | 39,668 | 103,043 | 89,694 | 85,619 | 4,075 | ||
| Alpes-Maritimes | 399,120 | 187,169 | 721,912 | 606,764 | 586,289 | 20,475 | ||
| Bouches-du-Rhône | 597,318 | 431,992 | 1,260,808 | 1,069,368 | 1,029,310 | 40,058 | ||
| Var | 382,344 | 201,069 | 716,810 | 606,058 | 583,413 | 22,645 | ||
| Vaucluse | 184,714 | 119,516 | 370,704 | 318,223 | 304,230 | 13,993 | ||
| Corse-du-Sud | 43,844 | 27,249 | 94,554 | 73,997 | 71,093 | 2,904 | ||
| Haute-Corse | 49,927 | 34,960 | 111,875 | 88,224 | 84,887 | 3,337 | ||
| Guadeloupe | 92,387 | 95,510 | 303,222 | 198,537 | 187,897 | 10,640 | ||
| Martinique | 70,796 | 108,522 | 287,518 | 189,125 | 179,318 | 9,807 | ||
| French Guiana | 20,311 | 17,954 | 62,727 | 39,810 | 38,265 | 1,545 | ||
| Réunion | 138,807 | 242,231 | 511,033 | 394,482 | 381,038 | 13,444 | ||
| Sainte Pierre and Miquelon | 1,378 | 2,143 | 4,923 | 3,683 | 3,521 | 162 | ||
| Mayotte | 11,829 | 17,775 | 64,476 | 30,663 | 29,604 | 1,059 | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,866 | 3,840 | 11,163 | 7,758 | 7,706 | 52 | ||
| French Polynesia | 64,055 | 59,374 | 167,577 | 125,138 | 123,429 | 1,709 | ||
| New Caledonia | 61,331 | 36,057 | 146,007 | 99,483 | 97,388 | 2,095 | ||
| Source:European Election DatabaseArchived 24 June 2021 at theWayback Machine | ||||||||
| Region | Nicolas Sarkozy | Ségolène Royal | Electorate | Votes | Valid votes | Invalid votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-France | 2,885,762 | 2,612,107 | 6,695,542 | 5,708,854 | 5,497,869 | 210,985 | ||
| Champagne-Ardenne | 429,708 | 304,449 | 928,477 | 769,849 | 734,157 | 35,692 | ||
| Picardy | 582,715 | 487,508 | 1,324,299 | 1,119,769 | 1,070,223 | 49,546 | ||
| Upper Normandy | 543,404 | 492,154 | 1,277,314 | 1,081,687 | 1,035,558 | 46,129 | ||
| Centre | 795,959 | 650,777 | 1,781,322 | 1,517,511 | 1,446,736 | 70,775 | ||
| Lower Normandy | 476,255 | 402,149 | 1,070,804 | 917,471 | 878,404 | 39,067 | ||
| Burgundy | 515,827 | 434,478 | 1,173,232 | 996,746 | 950,305 | 46,441 | ||
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 1,131,904 | 1,117,952 | 2,855,007 | 2,353,538 | 2,249,856 | 103,682 | ||
| Lorraine | 715,247 | 593,561 | 1,658,980 | 1,373,191 | 1,308,808 | 64,383 | ||
| Alsace | 641,324 | 337,781 | 1,224,424 | 1,023,723 | 979,105 | 44,618 | ||
| Franche-Comté | 371,156 | 297,492 | 813,494 | 703,517 | 668,648 | 34,869 | ||
| Pays de la Loire | 1,075,685 | 1,003,684 | 2,517,783 | 2,175,490 | 2,079,369 | 96,121 | ||
| Brittany | 921,218 | 1,023,094 | 2,313,685 | 2,025,199 | 1,944,312 | 80,887 | ||
| Poitou-Charentes | 516,282 | 542,882 | 1,281,518 | 1,105,368 | 1,059,164 | 46,204 | ||
| Aquitaine | 909,798 | 971,807 | 2,259,612 | 1,969,023 | 1,881,605 | 87,418 | ||
| Midi-Pyrénées | 787,351 | 898,194 | 2,012,591 | 1,761,844 | 1,685,545 | 76,299 | ||
| Limousin | 207,618 | 249,470 | 552,851 | 481,357 | 457,088 | 24,269 | ||
| Rhône-Alpes | 1,856,430 | 1,440,224 | 4,035,550 | 3,442,571 | 3,296,654 | 145,917 | ||
| Auvergne | 405,352 | 415,650 | 999,397 | 861,654 | 821,002 | 40,652 | ||
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 809,868 | 687,158 | 1,817,652 | 1,562,537 | 1,497,026 | 65,511 | ||
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1,662,131 | 1,025,774 | 3,292,205 | 2,793,895 | 2,687,905 | 105,990 | ||
| Corsica | 93,771 | 62,209 | 206,429 | 162,221 | 155,980 | 6,241 | ||
| Guadeloupe | 92,387 | 95,510 | 303,222 | 198,537 | 187,897 | 10,640 | ||
| Martinique | 70,796 | 108,522 | 287,518 | 189,125 | 179,318 | 9,807 | ||
| French Guiana | 20,311 | 17,954 | 62,727 | 39,810 | 38,265 | 1,545 | ||
| Réunion | 138,807 | 242,231 | 511,033 | 394,482 | 381,038 | 13,444 | ||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,378 | 2,143 | 4,923 | 3,683 | 3,521 | 162 | ||
| Mayotte | 11,829 | 17,775 | 64,476 | 30,663 | 29,604 | 1,059 | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,866 | 3,840 | 11,163 | 7,758 | 7,706 | 52 | ||
| French Polynesia | 64,055 | 59,374 | 167,577 | 125,138 | 123,429 | 1,709 | ||
| New Caledonia | 61,331 | 36,057 | 146,007 | 99,483 | 97,388 | 2,095 | ||
| Source:European Election DatabaseArchived 24 June 2021 at theWayback Machine | ||||||||
Abstention was exceptionally low, as well asprotest votes.Blank vote (going to vote, but deliberately cancelling one's ballot, by any means possible – tearing it in two, writingTintin on it, or anything absurd as such) is not included in official counts – i.e. it is considered aspoilt vote, counted as equivalent to abstention. A very small party, theParti Blanc (White Party, for "white vote", i.e. blank vote) called for the official count of white votes by the state (as inNone of the above systems). It organised a march in Paris on Wednesday 18 March 2007 in which only thirty people participated.[94]
Thousands of youths took to the streets Sunday night following the final presidential election results. While many simply expressed their discontent at the election of Nicolas Sarkozy, others chose to engage in violent action. Riots erupted in several urban centers including the capital Paris where some of the most intense clashes were reported in thePlace de la Bastille.[95] A gathering of opponents to Sarkozy there quickly ended in confrontations between the youth and the riot control forces, whotear gassed the whole place.
732 cars were torched according to estimates of theDGPN (direction of the police) and government buildings and property came under attack. Police clashed with protesters who were described by French media as members of theultra-left and of theautonome movement or youth from the suburbs.[96] During the fighting dozens of officers were injured and 592 alleged rioters were arrested.[97] 70 people were arrested in the North department and 79 in Paris.[98] Overall the situation remained calm.
Some clashes continued on the night of Monday to Tuesday, with 365 torched cars and 160 alleged riotersdetained by the police.[96] Ten people were in court already by Monday. Two of them were given firm prison sentences of six and three months respectively, and two others to 120 hours ofTIG (General Interest Labour, an alternative sentence to prison).[96] Another one has been given a two-month firm prison sentence and two others TIG hours.[99] Some of the people judged inLyon have denied any involvement in the riots (two of them received 120 hours of TIG and a 200 euros fine).[100]
300 to 400 people demonstrated on theBoulevard Saint-Michel on Wednesday 9 May, in opposition to a demonstration ofwhite supremacists. By 9 pm that night 118 of them had been arrested.[101] A 31-year-old engineer took legal action following his release from custody claiming he had been a victim ofpolice brutality. He claimed that he had not taken part to the demonstrations, but had been arrested nonetheless.[102]
On 20 March 2018, Sarkozy was arrested by the French Police because of the suspect having received 50 million euros for his presidential campaign fromMuammar Gaddafi.[103]
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