1995 French presidential election

none June 2020 France presidential 1988 French presidential election 1988 2002 French presidential election 2002 23 April 1995 (first round)7 May 1995 (second round) Jacques Chirac (1997) (cropped).jpg Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic 15,763,027 52.64% Jospin 1996 (5x7 crop).jpg Lionel Jospin Socialist Party (France) 14,180,644 47.36% 300px First round results by department and region 300px Second round results by department and region 2 President François Mitterrand Socialist Party (France) Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic 78.38% (first round)79.66% (second round) Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April, with a second round on 7 May. Following his tenure as Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac launched his third campaign for the presidency of the French Republic. Campaigning heavily on the theme of healing the country's "social rift" (fr fracture sociale), Chirac faced a highly competitive field in the first round of voting, finishing slightly behind the Socialist Party candidate Lionel Jospin. In the second-round runoff held, Jacques Chirac won the majority of the popular vote, defeating Jospin to claim the presidency. International media outlets heavily documented the shift in French political leadership. According to contemporary English news reports, Jacques Chirac, the conservative mayor of Paris, finally won France's presidency in his third attempt, defeating Lionel Jospin.Chirac Captures French Election https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1995/rt9505/950508/05080125.htm Associated Press 8 May 1995 14 July 2026. The outcome brought an end to 14 consecutive years of Socialist presidency under François Mitterrand, successfully shifting executive control of the state back to the center-right Gaullist coalition. Chirac was officially inaugurated as the fifth president of the French Fifth Republic on 17 May. Background The Socialist incumbent president François Mitterrand, who had been in office since 1981, did not stand for a third term. He was 78, had terminal cancer, and his party had lost the 1993 French legislative election in a landslide defeat. Since then, he had been "cohabiting" with a right-wing cabinet led by Prime Minister Édouard Balladur, a member of the neo-Gaullist RPR party. Balladur had promised the RPR leader, Jacques Chirac, that he would not run for the presidency, but as polls showed him doing well and he had the support of many right-wing politicians, he decided to run. The competition within the right between Balladur and Chirac was a major feature of the campaign. Meanwhile, the left was weakened by scandals and disappointments regarding Mitterrand's presidency along with the unemployment rate hovering around 10%. In June 1994, former Prime Minister Michel Rocard was dismissed as leader of the Socialist Party (PS) after the party's poor showing in the European Parliament elections. Then, Jacques Delors decided not to stand as a candidate because he disagreed with the re-alignment on the left orchestrated by new party leader Henri Emmanuelli. This left the field wide open for numerous potential candidacies: among those who are known to have considered a run, or were strongly urged by others, are Jack Lang, Pierre Joxe, Laurent Fabius, Ségolène Royal and Robert Badinter. Former party leader and education minister Lionel Jospin was chosen by PS members as the party's candidate in a primary election pitting him against Emmanuelli. He promised to restore the credibility and moral reputation of his party, but his chances of winning were seen as being thin. The economy was also still struggling with a depression which began in mid-1990, and the government's policies were widely blamed for both the recession and its slow recovery. The French Communist Party (PCF) tried to stop its electoral decline. Its new leader Robert Hue campaigned against "king money" and wanted to represent a renewed communism. He was faced with competition for the far left vote by the Trotskyist candidacy of Arlette Laguiller, who ran for the fourth time. Both of these candidates had a better result than their parties had in 1988, but came nowhere near being able to participate in the next round. In choosing Dominique Voynet, the Greens opted for their integration with the left. On the far-right, Jean-Marie Le Pen tried to repeat his surprising result that he obtained in the 1988 presidential election. His main rival for the far-right vote was Philippe de Villiers, candidate of the eurosceptic parliamentary right. Both candidates primarily focused on the country’s financial situation. In January 1995, when he announced his candidacy, Balladur was the favourite of the political right. According to the SOFRES polls institute, he held an advantage of 14 points over Chirac (32% against 18% for the first round). He took advantage of his "positive assessment" as Prime Minister and advocated a moderately liberal economic policy. Chirac denounced the "social fracture" and criticised the "dominant thought", targeting Balladur. Chirac argued that "the pay slip is not the enemy of employment". Indeed, unemployment was the main theme of the campaign. From the start of March, Chirac gained ground on Balladur in the polls. Another factor that contributed to Balladur's fall in popularity was the revelation of a bugging scandal which had implicated Balladur.Opinion poll shows Balladur in big trouble New Straits Times, 22 February 1995. At Google News Chirac's campaign slogan was "La France pour tous" ("France for everyone"); Balladur's "Believe in France"; and Jospin's "A clear vote for a more just France". Opinion polls First round October 2021 Pollingfirm Fieldworkdate LaguillerLO HuePCF VoynetLV DelorsPS JospinPS RocardPS GiscardUDF BalladurRPR ChiracRPR de VilliersMPF Le PenFN CheminadeFNSSofres 20-21 Apr 1995 5% 9.5% 4% — 20.5% — — 16.5% 24% 6% 14% 0.5%Sofres 13-14 Apr 1995 5% 8.5% 3.5% — 21% — — 16% 26% 6.5% 13% 0.5%BVA 12-14 Apr 1995 5% 10% 4% — 19% — — 16% 26% 6% 14% 0%Sofres 8-10 Apr 1995 4.5% 8.5% 3% — 21% — — 19% 26% 5% 13% 0%Sofres 4-5 Apr 1995 4.5% 8% 3.5% — 22% — — 20% 24% 5.5% 12% 0.5%Sofres 25-27 Mar 1995 3.5% 8% 3.5% — 21% — — 18% 26% 6.5% 13% 0%Sofres 21-22 Mar 1995 3% 8.5% 2.5% — 22% — — 17% 26% 7% 13% —Sofres 11-13 Mar 1995 3.5% 8% 2.5% — 20% — — 20% 27% 6.5% 12% —Sofres 8-9 Mar 1995 4% 9% 3.5% — 21% — — 20% 24% 7.5% 10.5% —Sofres 21-23 Feb 1995 3% 7% 5% — 24% — — 23.5% 19% 7.5% 11% —Sofres 7-9 Feb 1995 3% 7% 4% — 22.5% — — 28% 17.5% 6.5% 10.5% —Sofres 24-26 Jan 1995 3% 7% 3% — 17% — — 32% 18% 7% 12% —Sofres 10-12 Jan 1995 2.5% 6% 4% — 20% — — 29% 17% 9% 11.5% —Sofres 26-28 Dec 1994 3.5% 6% 3.5% 22% — — 10% 25% 14% 4% 12% —Sofres 5-7 Dec 1994 3% 5% 3% 32% — — 5% 25% 12% 5% 10% —Sofres 22-24 Nov 1994 3.5% 5% 3% 31% — — 5% 25% 15% 5% 8% —Sofres 5-9 Nov 1994 3.5% 5% 3% 26% — — 4.5% 28% 18% 4% 9% —Sofres 4-6 Oct 1994 4% 5% 1.5% 29.5% — — 6% 28% 14% 3% 9% —Sofres 6-8 Sep 1994 2.5% 3.5% 2% 27% — — 5% 30% 16% 4% 10% —Sofres 2-5 Jul 1994 3% 4% 4% 26% — — 8% 28% 16% — 11% —Sofres 7–9 May 1994 2.5% 6% 4.5% — — 26% 6% 28% 17% — 10% —Sofres 24-25 Mar 1994 2% 5% 4% — — 25% 7% 29% 17% — 11% —Sofres 3-5 Mar 1994 2.5% 4.5% 4% 24% — — 7% 33% 14% — 11% — Results Lionel Jospin Socialist Party 7097786 14180644 Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic 6348375 15763027 Édouard Balladur Rally for the Republic 5658796 Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front 4570838 Robert Hue French Communist Party 2632460 Arlette Laguiller Workers Struggle 1615552 Philippe de Villiers Movement for France 1443186 Dominique Voynet The Greens 1010681 Jacques Cheminade Federation for a New Solidarity 84959 Far-right 883161 1902148 39992912 39976944 Constitutional Court, Constitutional Court First round Lionel Jospin won the first round, in what appeared to be an electoral recovery for the Socialist Party. His right-wing challenger for the runoff vote on 7 May was Jacques Chirac and not Edouard Balladur. Defeated, Balladur endorsed the RPR candidate. Jean-Marie Le Pen repeated his good result of the previous presidential election. By department Department JospinChiracBalladurLe PenHueLaguillerde VilliersVoynetCheminadeElectorateVotes Valid votes Invalid votes Paris219,254271,278139,86977,90939,46940,69321,92330,6081,6581,168,036856,512842,66113,851Seine-et-Marne108,507116,18579,48893,94742,07428,25323,64217,1951,297691,005522,600510,58812,012Yvelines132,703161,243121,60785,65639,54930,43227,56021,1851,458822,940634,622621,39313,229Essonne123,720116,81179,70073,53446,64530,75720,19020,0681,194683,626524,787512,61912,168Hauts-de-Seine139,497160,605116,41070,45847,76228,52920,34419,7141,333823,909616,102604,65211,450Seine-Saint- Denis113,56796,62957,25891,17668,39528,10813,92415,3141,118683,919496,106485,48910,617Val-de-Marne120,799119,62476,40468,13164,06726,81916,35517,5941,085692,561522,817510,87811,939Val-de Oise100,55199,71367,34279,10348,17824,25117,09314,8221,058611,098462,112452,11110,001Ardennes36,14926,09126,21726,83614,0867,9566,9854,094377194,299152,424148,7913,633Aube30,34231,58528,67227,56711,8347,1358,9984,190440192,789155,156150,7634,393Marne57,38058,14152,59149,16120,82516,24014,6559,204802366,488285,862278,9996,863Haute-Marne23,39421,84319,89122,6247,6895,8995,5473,923387145,981114,832111,1973,635Aisne71,70053,42245,95152,02632,13217,05313,8197,136845371,939301,990294,0847,906Oise80,68976,39062,05579,41535,49323,27017,82211,5161,111488,437397,437387,7619,676Somme71,66959,29353,43847,92839,08118,43116,1427,656876391,302323,792314,5149,278Eure58,46455,05052,78451,89824,11116,04314,7908,560871359,333290,809282,5718,238Seine-Maritime152,328109,160117,988101,72274,90341,68924,81119,8421,687831,766662,374644,13018,244Cher36,72735,66331,67223,82324,2349,5628,6715,064559228,986182,025175,9756,050Eure-et-Loir45,60240,15543,44338,88314,48810,82213,1946,281522273,171219,421213,3906,031Indre33,36529,65223,74218,18214,9257,2128,1724,073457180,705145,544139,7805,764Indre-et-Loire70,28551,61760,54637,03321,71715,17217,90410,349826369,275295,109285,4499,660Loir-et-Cher40,83431,80036,16527,65315,3708,87913,2885,540497228,208186,321180,0266,295Loiret65,19763,63762,52649,19825,10715,64118,19210,428918395,218320,426310,8449,582Calvados81,98968,95571,80142,68025,10223,06117,15812,5481,025437,282353,904344,3199,585Manche56,15566,84867,25430,79416,16215,74014,7869,424925351,768285,914278,0887,826Orne33,65739,38736,66225,1619,5779,00810,0515,860523213,690174,859169,8864,973Côte-d'Or60,47053,53947,94340,46815,88213,11813,24710,159628326,948262,497255,4547,043Nièvre40,34024,23721,24215,95916,9916,0265,6633,522369173,997138,823134,3494,474Saône-et-Loire75,28861,43857,79640,06927,62014,63415,8749,039802399,842314,437302,56011,877Yonne37,08936,09534,03830,40614,5818,82810,6886,118557230,305183,969178,4005,569Nord302,492219,467228,281236,730155,28873,27052,63930,9653,1451,677,8601,337,9411,302,27735,664Pas-de-Calais201,379135,223127,766121,652111,22249,28434,05217,2472,0311,016,315828,074799,85628,218Meurthe-et-Moselle85,03963,83265,10765,29130,03923,31314,17712,457977470,685369,781360,2329,549Meuse23,38819,12123,46721,7416,5585,8535,5723,988351140,834113,257110,0393,218Moselle101,85890,174107,475125,06530,09133,76218,76316,2951,516690,316540,547524,99915,548Vosges47,96043,09439,20343,53912,41312,06411,1907,680723278,909226,002217,8668,136Bas-Rhin84,49184,046124,954130,54814,42924,22721,72519,2911,618653,671518,931505,32913,602Haut-Rhin60,71259,41386,11188,10012,65717,98015,53013,6431,132458,432365,774355,27810,496Doubs64,27753,71647,70839,92313,92114,00312,18012,852673325,938266,668259,2537,415Jura30,63824,27028,33921,64611,5337,4357,5818,227376177,806144,987140,0454,942Haute-Saône33,51126,40724,30922,4408,8046,7556,6465,058381170,138139,347134,3115,036Territoire de Belfort17,83512,54810,67812,9655,0864,2122,5293,13215487,66871,35669,1392,217Loire-Atlantique157,015111,077125,49457,66843,14137,19541,81825,2611,665768,340618,958600,33418,624Maine-et-Loire81,54478,07797,76339,33321,33820,83734,98214,7211,153489,715404,960389,74815,212Mayenne32,61539,10444,22415,6457,7898,51310,6286,210529206,397171,952165,2576,695Sarthe68,71454,90763,28933,44525,36517,36817,89710,682937378,616304,510292,60411,906Vendée62,54358,46264,82623,46015,25414,50870,72510,481892394,215332,278321,15111,127Côtes-d'Armor94,52265,56568,95130,28238,38618,80712,61712,760847420,696351,393342,7378,656Finistère130,415108,697105,06145,91137,21130,31319,18820,9701,200625,550510,067498,96611,101Ille-et-Vilaine118,78097,480104,10441,59429,20430,18820,76220,0621,150581,428476,907463,32413,583Morbihan86,03475,87288,82052,36927,12220,29615,43613,229858472,281389,421380,0369,385Charente55,08841,35332,03520,03018,43010,28412,2026,108636254,536203,521196,1667,355Charente-Maritime74,90760,68758,54934,32725,66714,72123,6889,999953397,086313,519303,49810,021Deux-Sèvres51,89044,34341,88515,00811,61311,60018,4117,848676259,259211,650203,2748,376Vienne55,74347,87040,06623,00218,12411,82213,4978,538696281,401227,807219,3588,449Dordogne60,81161,70833,68021,26834,35310,62012,3527,213719303,089251,837242,7249,113Gironde179,050126,026114,54682,61254,76238,43129,77219,4711,747827,836664,379646,41717,962Landes62,59841,47234,29917,42518,6608,2948,2284,340520244,917202,458195,8366,622Lot-et-Garonne41,86736,09129,37726,34519,0108,90811,2315,384542224,985185,011178,7556,256Pyrénées-Atlantiques85,45176,94670,65532,10023,70618,64213,32612,176927432,701345,280333,92911,351Ariège28,93814,27612,3528,98410,6654,2632,8333,004287108,22688,26585,6022,663Aveyron42,11544,60936,07714,58611,8748,1017,6435,881518212,792177,548171,4046,144Haute-Garonne164,58094,45382,70265,20040,10331,24917,84718,8771,387654,466532,483516,39816,085Gers31,81322,90519,00810,0598,9915,2026,0543,406389136,625111,988107,8274,161Lot31,01826,81714,7728,50411,5525,4834,6413,969320131,509110,895107,0763,819Hautes-Pyrénées37,93626,80723,56012,55916,2067,0995,0654,251395173,682138,861133,8784,983Tarn58,44640,76236,60026,86016,69110,36610,2006,939613257,286215,538207,4778,061Tarn-et-Garonne31,66924,19219,38119,1259,3915,8517,5323,748405151,233125,216121,2943,922Corrèze30,86976,6327,1707,12221,7295,3233,0353,217339185,134158,857155,4363,421Creuse20,09127,9848,9005,6949,6063,4532,8112,240231105,80183,76481,0102,754Haute-Vienne57,53360,45022,50615,89428,89110,4297,0516,617543263,199218,477209,9148,563Ain49,97046,89148,26448,41714,99911,91813,1189,534686314,259251,533243,7977,736Ardèche38,15130,05533,32623,54816,5478,9868,3726,524531211,247171,292166,0405,252Drôme53,16238,52642,53239,43818,54311,95712,4759,845714292,297234,054227,1926,862Isère131,41782,31193,62991,15645,04231,26422,58722,8881,337672,788536,655521,63115,024Loire76,09665,90670,35478,67431,57318,85818,29612,544949486,507384,041373,25010,791Rhône156,922133,847149,259138,40147,46436,87130,99327,3891,828922,695739,828722,97416,854Savoie41,39236,18639,39832,64415,39910,2759,8958,325524249,352199,399194,0385,361Haute-Savoie55,31259,82673,85249,05515,00714,65616,08713,849871385,732307,167298,5158,652Allier45,19044,19034,25522,92831,9609,7639,6505,654557264,005211,875204,1477,728Cantal20,96440,84814,0467,0926,8164,1123,3902,061339125,662102,30199,6682,633Haute-Loire25,52828,84324,88819,8808,3886,8676,8224,184410159,947130,280125,8104,470Puy-de-Dôme83,08273,59054,97836,01931,26222,63813,48711,320973415,645339,055327,34911,706Aude56,61333,03924,99724,64321,1378,8877,1074,901459225,975186,986181,7835,203Gard70,87453,15953,77666,72942,18316,97314,7379,823793420,294338,036329,0478,989Hérault109,36680,14473,03885,84346,34823,62018,63614,710998576,736464,408452,70311,705Lozère9,64512,59411,4234,5123,3001,9371,8471,52214057,70148,16146,9201,241Pyrénées-Orientales47,58739,28232,45440,18721,98710,0849,0005,600453266,855212,069206,6345,435Alpes-de-Haute-Provence18,16914,70913,58512,6428,9324,2114,1863,353269103,87482,76180,0562,705Hautes-Alpes15,00513,86213,9908,7115,8973,5053,7433,41322988,71970,72568,3552,370Alpes-Maritimes82,646113,545104,788113,54334,27318,66222,78613,7241,064680,770514,382505,0319,351Bouches-du-Rhône169,139140,160147,713177,77998,03041,46230,29123,2871,8961,108,942849,671829,75719,914Var77,38985,28494,382100,00436,88218,70422,28411,519991601,391457,528447,43910,089Vaucluse51,21442,12144,94558,40221,60311,79313,5348,343694325,284259,867252,6497,218Corse-du-Sud9,73316,38112,1656,2514,9061,6361,2221,42714581,10054,85253,866986Haute-Corse14,50220,19911,6346,3216,5331,9651,4231,56916798,94765,74564,3131,432 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 24 June 2021 By region Region JospinChiracBalladurLe PenHueLaguillerde VilliersVoynetCheminadeElectorateVotes Valid votes Invalid votes Île de France1,058,5981,142,088738,078639,914396,139237,842161,031156,50010,2016,177,0944,635,6584,540,39195,267Champagne-Ardenne147,265137,660127,371126,18854,43437,23036,18521,4112,006899,557708,274689,75018,524Picardy224,058189,105161,444179,369106,70658,75447,78326,3082,8321,251,6781,023,219996,35926,860Upper Normandy210,792164,210170,772153,62099,01457,73239,60128,4022,5581,191,099953,183926,70126,482Centre292,010252,524258,094194,772115,84167,28879,42141,7353,7791,675,5631,348,8461,305,46443,382Lower Normandy171,801175,190175,71798,63550,84147,80941,99527,8322,4731,002,740814,677792,29322,384Bourgogne213,187175,309161,019126,90275,07442,60645,47228,8382,3561,131,092899,726870,76328,963Nord-Pas-de-Calais503,871354,690356,047358,382266,510122,55486,69148,2125,1762,694,1752,166,0152,102,13363,882Lorraine258,245216,221235,252255,63679,10174,99249,70240,4203,5671,580,7441,249,5871,213,13636,451Alsace145,203143,459211,065218,64827,08642,20737,25532,9342,7501,112,103884,705860,60724,098Franche-Comté146,261116,941111,03496,97439,34432,40528,93629,2691,584761,550622,358602,74819,610Pays de la Loire402,431341,627395,596169,551112,88798,421176,05067,3555,1762,237,2831,832,6581,769,09463,564Brittany429,751347,614366,936170,156131,92399,60468,00367,0214,0552,099,9551,727,7881,685,06342,725Poitou-Charentes237,628194,253172,53592,36773,83448,42767,79832,4932,9611,192,282956,497922,29634,201Aquitaine429,777342,243282,557179,750150,49184,89574,90948,5844,4552,033,5281,648,9651,597,66151,304Midi-Pyrénées426,515294,821244,452165,877125,47377,61461,81550,0754,3141,825,8191,500,7941,450,95649,838Limousin108,493165,06638,57628,71060,22619,20512,89712,0741,113554,134461,098446,36014,738Rhône-Alpes602,422493,548550,614501,333204,574144,785131,823110,8987,4403,534,8772,823,9692,747,43776,532Auvergne174,764187,471128,16785,91978,42643,38033,34923,2192,279965,259783,511756,97426,537Languedoc-Roussillon294,085218,218195,688221,914134,95561,50151,32736,5562,8431,547,5611,249,6601,217,08732,573Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur413,562409,681419,403471,081205,61798,33796,82463,6395,1432,908,9802,234,9342,183,28751,647Corsica24,23536,58023,79912,57211,4393,6012,6452,996312180,047120,597118,1792,418 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 24 June 2021 Second round During the TV debate between the two finalists, they disagreed about the presidential term. Jospin wanted to reduce it to five years whereas Chirac was in favour of the seven-year term. The PS candidate responded: "The choice is five years with me or seven years with Jacques Chirac, which will be very long". Jospin was appointed Prime Minister from 1997 to 2002 during Chirac's first term. Eventually, the presidential term was reduced to five years after the 2002 election. Chirac was elected President and Balladur resigned as prime minister. Foreign minister Alain Juppé succeeded him. By department DepartmentJacques Chirac Lionel JospinElectorateVotes Valid votes Invalid votes Paris524,619347,3311,167,533904,069871,95032,119Seine-et-Marne284,748228,347691,031548,131513,09535,036Yvelines385,227250,027822,619669,433635,25434,179Essonne277,012242,705683,504551,623519,71731,906Hauts-de-Seine364,214252,845823,940646,277617,05929,218Seine-Saint-Denis228,621246,125683,704508,634474,74633,888Val-de Marne271,531240,906692,107542,740512,43730,303Val-de Oise243,823209,551611,697482,980453,37429,606Ardennes68,68978,353194,247155,808147,0428,766Aube81,17965,580192,753156,956146,75910,197Marne147,230122,748366,184287,291269,97817,313Haute-Marne56,71651,991145,957116,799108,7078,092Aisne130,735156,883371,936305,113287,61817,495Oise188,559180,301488,261396,020368,86027,160Somme144,034163,254390,933326,005307,28818,717Eure144,194128,025359,154290,941272,21918,722Seine-Maritime288,597328,426831,570658,378617,02341,355Cher86,42884,204228,867182,550170,63211,918Eure-et-Loir111,40493,864273,150219,653205,26814,385Indre68,95969,784180,699148,329138,7439,586Indre-et-Loire140,376137,157369,195294,817277,53317,284Loir-et-Cher90,21983,952228,164186,533174,17112,362Loiret168,406131,798394,869321,226300,20421,022Calvados172,146164,646437,163354,498336,79217,706Manche160,911112,406351,735287,095273,31713,778Orne95,82270,497213,586175,720166,3199,401Côte-d'Or135,335114,394326,912265,031249,72915,302Nièvre57,63376,563173,969142,234134,1968,038Saône-et-Loire154,044145,797399,705319,444299,84119,603Yonne95,79178,932230,230186,696174,72311,973Nord573,136664,6531,677,8261,324,1631,237,78986,374Pas-de-Calais328,642440,7361,016,147823,739769,37854,361Meurthe-et-Moselle167,613181,544470,561372,664349,15723,507Meuse56,09951,178140,745114,717107,2777,440Moselle264,197248,410707,157553,826512,60741,219Vosges108,887102,807278,847228,285211,69416,591Bas-Rhin275,203191,484653,633507,947466,68741,260Haut-Rhin188,188140,489458,381359,460328,67730,783Doubs133,641121,359325,780270,727255,00015,727Jura71,58965,324177,773147,003136,91310,090Haute-Saône67,33466,303170,055143,227133,6379,590Territoire de Belfort32,44934,32687,64073,40666,7756,631Loire-Atlantique292,077288,239768,116612,654580,31632,338Maine-et-Loire214,468161,865489,674399,255376,33322,922Mayenne95,58065,081206,353169,559160,6618,898Sarthe140,184144,695378,348302,668284,87917,789Vendée188,222122,912394,169328,804311,13417,670Côtes-d'Armor157,290185,233420,460357,790342,52315,267Finistère253,843242,305625,020517,951496,14821,803Ille-et-Vilaine231,929221,177581,508474,087453,10620,981Morbihan215,038194,454525,396430,675409,49221,183Charente91,694103,519254,492205,902195,21310,689Charente Maritime156,135146,040396,990319,465302,17517,290Deux-Sèvres106,49496,399259,241213,371202,89310,478Vienne109,371107,920281,388229,491217,29112,200Dordogne122,482122,408302,916259,581244,89014,691Gironde311,853327,351827,744677,256639,20438,052Landes93,303103,989244,719207,843197,29210,551Lot-et-Garonne92,02584,746224,828189,530176,77112,759Pyrénées-Atlantiques182,017155,693432,464356,632337,71018,922Ariège34,35751,182108,16990,67785,5395,138Aveyron96,49676,209212,698181,207172,7058,502Haute-Garonne229,089274,029654,471533,125503,11830,007Gers53,64655,345136,479115,520108,9916,529Lot49,47253,351124,755108,220102,8235,397Hautes-Pyrénées62,24371,373173,648141,849133,6168,233Tarn101,019103,314284,805218,060204,33313,727Tarn-et-Garonne61,04558,829151,138127,638119,8747,764Corrèze95,56960,168185,044162,041155,7376,304Creuse44,61338,553105,77587,04383,1663,877Haute-Vienne99,912107,691263,175220,556207,60312,953Ain134,78399,920314,136251,562234,70316,859Ardèche84,83679,487211,198175,147164,32310,824Drôme117,174104,649292,163237,701221,82315,878Isère243,700247,332662,221525,641491,03234,609Loire195,428156,951486,481378,779352,37926,400Rhône394,783286,757922,551726,554681,54045,014Savoie105,12782,356249,228199,661187,48312,178Haute-Savoie179,125109,963385,590308,045289,08818,957Allier100,183101,223263,964215,301201,40613,895Cantal64,43137,935125,641105,987102,3663,621Haute-Loire71,98152,655159,891132,761124,6368,125Puy-de-Dôme165,484158,254415,519344,159323,73820,421Aude79,29999,411225,831190,801178,71012,091Gard160,972154,201420,214341,529315,17326,356Hérault225,030215,525576,596472,265440,55531,710Lozère28,97818,17957,68249,37747,1572,220Pyrénées-Orientales104,70097,557266,821216,926202,25714,669Alpes-de Haute-Provence41,46038,183103,85385,48579,6435,842Haute- Alpes37,37230,61688,68072,42567,9884,437Alpes-Maritimes321,442169,487680,821522,626490,92931,697Bouches-du-Rôhne434,237363,1141,108,867860,890797,35163,539Var269,612168,118601,342471,300437,73033,570Vaucluse135,336106,977325,230263,589242,31321,276Corse-du-Sud36,42422,20380,98260,69358,6272,066Haute-Corse41,10830,72698,87374,26471,8342,430 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 24 June 2021 By region RegionJacques Chirac Lionel JospinElectorateVotes Valid votes Invalid votes Île de France2,579,795 2,017,837 6,176,135 4,853,887 4,597,632 256,255Champagne-Ardenne353,814 318,672 899,141 716,854 672,486 44,368Picardie463,328 500,438 1,251,130 1,027,138 963,766 63,372Haute-Normandie432,791 456,451 1,190,724 949,319 889,242 60,077Centre665,792 600,759 1,674,944 1,353,108 1,266,551 86,557Basse-Normandie428,879 347,549 1,002,484 817,313 776,428 40,885Bourgogne442,803 415,686 1,130,816 913,405 858,489 54,916Nord - Pas-de-Calais901,778 1,105,389 2,693,973 2,147,902 2,007,167 140,735Lorraine596,796 583,939 1,597,310 1,269,492 1,180,735 88,757Alsace463,391 331,973 1,112,014 867,407 795,364 72,043Franche-Comté305,013 287,312 761,248 634,363 592,325 42,038Pays de la Loire930,531 782,792 2,236,660 1,812,940 1,713,323 99,617Bretagne858,100 843,169 2,152,384 1,780,503 1,701,269 79,234Poitou-Charentes463,694 453,878 1,192,111 968,229 917,572 50,657Aquitaine801,680 794,187 2,032,671 1,690,842 1,595,867 94,975Midi-Pyrénées687,367 743,632 1,846,163 1,516,296 1,430,999 85,297Limousin240,094 206,412 553,994 469,640 446,506 23,134Rhône-Alpes1,454,956 1,167,415 3,523,568 2,803,090 2,622,371 180,719Auvergne402,079 350,067 965,015 798,208 752,146 46,062Languedoc-Roussillon598,979 584,873 1,547,144 1,270,898 1,183,852 87,046Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur1,239,459 876,495 2,908,793 2,276,315 2,115,954 160,361Corse77,532 52,929 179,855 134,957 130,461 4,496 Source: European Election Database https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200112/http://eed.nsd.uib.no/webview/index.jsp?study=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FFIREF1994_Display&node=0&mode=cube&v=2&cube=http%3A%2F%2F129.177.90.166%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FFIREF1994_Display_C1&top=yes 24 June 2021 See also President of France Politics of France French presidential elections under the Fifth Republic Angolagate References Further reading Cole, Alistair. 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External links Radio-TV debate Jacques Chirac/Lionel Jospin Announcement of the result of the second round, on TV France President Category:Mitterrand–Pasqua affair Category:Presidential elections in France Category:April 1995 in France Category:May 1995 in France