2002 French presidential election

none February 2020 France presidential 1995 French presidential election 1995 2007 French presidential election 2007 21 April 2002 (first round)5 May 2002 (second round) 160x160px Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic 25,537,956 82.21% 160x160px Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front (France) 5,525,032 17.79% 300px First round results by department and region 300px Second round results by department and region 2 President Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic 71.60% (first round) 6.78 pp79.71% (second round) 0.05 pp Presidential elections were held in France on 21 April 2002, with a runoff election between the top two candidates, incumbent Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic and Jean-Marie Le Pen of the National Front, on 5 May. This presidential contest attracted a greater than usual amount of international attention because of candidate Le Pen's unexpected appearance in the runoff election. Chirac ran for a second term, reduced to five years instead of seven previously by a 2000 referendum, emphasising a strong economy (mostly unaffected by downturns in Germany and the United States). It was widely expected that Chirac and Lionel Jospin, the outgoing cohabitation Prime Minister and nominee of the Socialist Party, would be the most popular candidates in the first round, thus going on to face each other in the runoff, with opinion polls showing a hypothetical Chirac versus Jospin second round too close to call. However, Jospin unexpectedly finished in third place behind Le Pen. Journalists and politicians claimed polls had failed to predict Le Pen's second-place finish in the general election, though his strong stance could be seen in the week prior to the election.January 2022 This led to serious discussions about polling techniques, the climate of French politics and especially the high numbers of candidates from the left-wing. Although Le Pen's political party, the National Front, described itself as mainstream conservative, observers largely agreed in defining it as a far-right and nationalist party. As a protest, almost all French political parties called for their supporters to vote against Le Pen, most notably the Socialists, who were traditionally billed as the archrivals to Chirac's party. Chirac thus went on to win in the largest landslide in a presidential election in French history (greater even than that of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in 1848, the first by direct ballot), winning over 82% of the vote. The National Front would not appear again in the second round of the presidential election until 2017. Background The 2002 election was the first for which the president would be elected to a five-year, instead of a seven-year, term. In the months before the election, the campaign had increasingly focused on questions of law and order, with a particular focus on crimes committed by young people, especially those of foreign origin. Lionel Jospin was, at the time, Prime Minister of France; the Jospin government was criticised for its "softness" on crime by its political opponents. Reporting on the TF1 and France2 television channel and other media also emphasized the alleged crime wave.http://www.liberation.fr/evenement/0101410648-l-insecurite-programme-prefere-de-la-tele L'insécurité, programme préféré de la télé Libération 23 April 2002 GARRIGOS Raphaël & ROBERTS Isabelle 21 February 2012 fr Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2002 French presidential election First round File:Opinion polling for the French presidential election, 2002.png Second round (Chirac–Jospin) File:Opinion polling for the French presidential election, 2002 Jospin–Chirac.png Results The first round of the election (on 21 April), which saw an exceptional number of 16 candidates, came as a shock to many commentators, almost all of whom had expected the second ballot to be between Jacques Chirac and Lionel Jospin. Indeed, it was this very expectationApril 2017 that led to Jospin's downfall, with a plethora of "small party" left candidates (independent socialists and republicans, Green, Communist, Trotskyist, radical etc.) all intending to support him in the second round, but to raise their profile in the first, like Jean-Pierre Chevènement and Christiane Taubira. They cumulatively took enough votes away from Jospin to (unintentionally) prevent him from reaching the second round, which he could have won. Instead Jean-Marie Le Pen faced Chirac in the second ballot. The election brought the opinion polls and two-round voting system into question as well as raising many concerns about apathy and the way in which the left had become so divided as a result of the over democratic refusal of Jospin to strategically ask the nearest small parties of his own government coalition to withdraw, like the preceding leaders of the left had done for such an election. This was a major political event, both nationally and internationally, as it was the first time someone with such far-right views had qualified for the second round of a French presidential election. There was a widespread stirring of national public opinion, and more than one million people in France took part in street rallies, in an expression of fierce opposition to Le Pen's ideas. Some held up protest signs stating "I'm ashamed to be French," which parodied Le Pen's party slogan, "Proud to be French." Spontaneous street protests began in the night from 21 to 22 April, then on 22 April and 23, then as follows: 24 April: 60,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success 25 April: 250,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success 27 April: 200,000 people in the streets protesting against Le Pen's success (including 45,000 in Paris) 1 May: Approximately 20,000 people turned out for the National Front's yearly demonstration in Paris in honor of Joan of Arc and in support of Le Pen. Between 900,000 (according to the Ministry of the Interior) and 1,300,000 people (according to the trade unions)http://www.slate.fr/story/27743/chiffres-police-syndicats-manifestations-retraites Écarts entre les chiffres police/syndicats: record battu Slate Vincent Glad 29 September 2010 21 February 2012 fr turned up to the Labor Day demonstrations and against the National Front. Hundreds of thousands of people who normally did not take part in such demonstrations came, in addition to the usual unions. In Paris, 500,000 people were seen in the streets, one of the greatest protest since the Liberation of Paris; the march was so big it had to be divided in three parts to reach the place de la Bastille.http://www.ina.fr/fresques/jalons/fiche-media/InaEdu01101/manifestation-a-paris-le-1er-mai-2002-contre-jean-marie-le-pen.html Manifestation à Paris le 1er mai 2002 contre Jean-Marie Le Pen Institut national de l'audiovisuel 1 May 2002 21 February 2012 fr In another unusual sight for 1 May demonstrations, French tricolour flags were commonplace. A 2025 study found that the protests against Le Pen "reduced the number of votes for Le Pen and abstention, while increasing the number of votes for the incumbent president, Jacques Chirac." The protests also "reduced support for the policies advocated by Le Pen. Moreover, the positive effect on voting for Chirac resulted from right-wing voters switching from Le Pen to Chirac and left-wing voters not casting a blank ballot, implying that some voters voted expressively. Finally, we show that protests reduced the social desirability of voting for Le Pen."Lagios Nicolas Méon Pierre-Guillaume Tojerow Ilan 2025 Media, Spillovers, and Social Norms: The Electoral Impact of Anti-Far Right Protests in the 2002 French Election https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaf001/7945204 The Economic Journal en 10.1093/ej/ueaf001 0013-0133 subscription 2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/394223 free Chirac refused to debate with Le Pen, and the traditional televised debate was cancelled.Shields James 2007 The Extreme Right in France: From Pétain to Le Pen Routledge 978-0-415-37200-8 XVif-FAKfZIC y The choice between Chirac, who was under suspicion for actions carried out whilst he was mayor of Paris but benefited from presidential immunity as long as he stayed president, and Le Pen, a nationalist often accused of racism and antisemitism, was one that many found tough. Some people suggested going to vote with a clothes peg on their noses to express disgust when voting for Chirac, but this may have been illegal, because it is prohibited to advertise one's vote inside the voting precinct. In the days before the second ballot, a memorable poster was put up of Chirac with the slogan "Vote for the Crook, not the Fascist".http://www.liberation.fr/evenement/0101410636-votez-escroc-pas-facho Votez escroc, pas facho! Libération 23 April 2002 21 February 2012 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130614015220/https://www.liberation.fr/evenement/0101410636-votez-escroc-pas-facho/ 14 June 2013 Chirac defeated Le Pen by a landslide. Jacques Chirac(incumbent) Rally for the Republic 5665855 25537956 Jean-Marie Le Pen National Front 4804713 5525032 Lionel Jospin Socialist Party 4610113 François Bayrou Union for French Democracy 1949170 Arlette Laguiller Workers' Struggle 1630045 Jean-Pierre Chevènement Citizens' Movement 1518528 Noël Mamère The Greens 1495724 Olivier Besancenot Revolutionary Communist League 1210562 Jean Saint-Josse Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions 1204689 Alain Madelin Liberal Democracy 1113484 Robert Hue French Communist Party 960480 Bruno Mégret National Republican Movement 667026 Christiane Taubira Radical Party of the Left 660447 Corinne Lepage Cap21 535837 Christine Boutin Forum of Social Republicans 339112 Daniel Gluckstein Workers' Party 132686 997262 1769307 41194689 41191169 List of candidates First round result Second round result First round By department Department Jacques Chirac Jean-Marie Le Pen Lionel Jospin François Bayrou Arlette Laguiller Jean-Pierre Chevènement Noël Mamère Olivier Besancenot Jean Saint-Josse Alain Madelin Robert Hue Bruno Mégret Christiane Taubira Corinne Lepage Christine Boutin Daniel Gluckstein Electorate Votes Valid votes Invalid votes Paris178,84169,658148,62458,92422,71449,34255,05025,4763,90548,40316,2997,61628,18918,28511,1192,4981,081,420759,030744,94314,087Seine-et-Marne93,47289,71970,56630,95526,78630,14225,65418,29410,40219,10514,32314,73813,89510,0944,4002,414721,818488,201474,95913,242Yvelines125,63581,90683,30549,16323,11635,85032,02217,1948,80930,07412,86111,12714,32415,05012,9771,965825,397567,885555,37812,507Essonne86,56372,28676,21532,31924,61233,05928,02917,1397,19417,70215,5629,55615,55510,6274,5171,986681,706464,854452,92111,933Hauts-de-Seine129,29764,20489,95847,83420,57235,16531,57016,2094,29031,96218,0869,04018,43213,6337,9961,749814,866551,789539,99711,792Seine-Saint-Denis63,92070,32670,75720,73423,69925,38324,32514,9653,12913,98824,8569,78020,7905,5622,4311,831630,897406,465396,4769,989Val-de Marne85,65863,39775,83831,86220,76430,33227,74815,8543,88921,64023,9648,63418,1908,9573,4121,926676,285452,910442,06510,845Val-de Oise74,99472,17764,90327,25020,86026,40922,21713,8765,42717,40116,0638,83614,9818,0163,3401,802604,309408,658398,55210,106Ardennes24,03830,82621,7677,5519,7995,6375,2075,8635,2833,9144,5484,8481,4901,8171,246664192,422138,608134,4984,110Aube28,91530,00918,8828,6087,7316,4855,0724,9906,9065,6614,4173,6932,0712,4901,476734193,701142,924138,1404,784Marne52,51049,34935,28719,66317,68212,11911,97310,0728,87210,8486,8677,2753,7784,9322,7241,180372,077262,980255,1317,849Haute-Marne19,86222,35513,0575,6476,1954,4674,3204,7515,0943,8172,4702,9211,4871,6831,046549143,635103,70499,7213,983Aisne49,28055,56240,20913,97221,36912,2309,37912,41210,6468,46210,2866,8313,2283,7272,3331,877366,934270,651261,8038,848Oise66,36282,58949,54921,59625,16718,73616,14214,71911,77612,92012,02911,6547,0286,5134,0642,004506,844373,919362,84811,071Somme51,48847,72940,76418,73023,37212,24010,70412,86435,4137,57013,1096,3513,6094,6432,4511,598400,012302,856292,63510,221Eure52,43253,12037,73717,57418,64012,67211,90912,63414,10410,1268,0077,9905,2175,1002,5551,523378,410280,875271,3409,535Seine-Maritime113,65496,671100,01035,96346,96627,87229,29030,41522,32019,31527,17015,86111,25610,2975,4783,316837,659616,057595,85420,203Cher33,27625,44923,6889,49311,1217,9506,5006,8878,8915,54910,3773,5972,8382,6081,728906228,120167,310160,8586,452Eure-et-Loir40,16737,90528,63513,51111,7739,7928,5887,73110,4208,5104,6195,4124,0303,6762,6881,076278,123205,306198,5336,773Indre26,71419,33120,8766,6318,2675,4894,6135,9599,4553,9855,6142,6012,0412,1401,635747176,678132,708126,0986,610Indre-et-Loire53,50439,35944,62419,00917,79615,26314,36712,14312,73812,6887,6005,5035,7635,7643,8361,579381,130281,686271,53610,150Loir-et-Cher32,00430,81824,49412,58710,1918,1317,1547,09511,0856,1635,6244,0382,8533,0031,772874232,656174,623167,8866,737Loiret58,57557,52341,85721,18415,28615,85813,87610,78014,54612,3428,9638,9736,0176,1643,5421,330409,309306,712296,8169,896Calvados63,58046,25851,51622,63124,20415,55617,27915,69822,46812,5117,5936,4976,9027,2563,8221,801458,071336,490325,57210,918Manche64,96134,06934,99317,00117,00212,23310,16112,19220,3009,8514,9494,5674,3384,9193,0901,304358,965265,401255,9309,471Orne35,94928,07620,34410,8139,8165,6856,7196,8398,6176,1643,0233,2292,5413,0772,190828214,215159,377153,9105,467Côte-d'Or45,98343,39136,93318,26414,00916,66412,19510,5457,9999,9625,2586,2944,6495,0263,0131,350330,318249,448241,5357,913Nièvre20,42119,13823,7756,2057,6566,2534,6275,7425,8693,6496,9782,5101,8211,7181,137693170,396123,135118,1924,943Saône-et-Loire53,34649,44646,96817,73516,16714,36211,58913,28211,57312,9769,6047,4824,5154,3083,4901,479398,818291,043278,32212,721Yonne33,44435,07122,80510,6519,2878,7747,1026,9457,0356,5515,2545,8212,8523,0101,752955235,687173,279167,3095,970Nord209,977230,015199,03678,07185,68054,73356,41450,13141,88140,68457,63930,41515,11916,52812,2325,6311,721,2671,224,2011,184,18640,015Pas-de-Calais121,943135,330128,43536,14661,39539,06627,99234,29147,11321,24739,55316,2197,8378,0236,5803,9741,047,845766,539735,14431,395Meurthe-et-Moselle59,47858,51552,22220,54024,40718,50517,30715,6046,82111,31611,9798,8926,2116,0353,5421,770469,462333,211323,14410,067Meuse19,30219,94313,9877,1266,4754,3764,4584,4414,4273,4792,2542,7641,5091,8651,129490138,972101,75198,0253,726Moselle89,936112,09268,61130,90633,42121,67124,76220,3796,26115,50410,06116,0227,2718,0475,7392,823712,299491,118473,50617,612Vosges37,93941,37928,11912,55513,37810,8608,94110,0516,2687,7984,1335,5333,1943,6812,6651,070283,175207,178197,5649,614Bas-Rhin89,176112,55553,77257,49622,45921,71728,96816,4164,97322,2494,32018,6908,73410,1967,4162,202674,812498,750481,33917,411Haut-Rhin61,64280,03036,72231,03317,71021,45220,44312,0273,43014,0153,70916,9715,7667,6196,0801,536478,443353,004340,18512,819Doubs46,19046,98835,99315,51913,66722,40612,86211,2387,2039,1474,3057,6554,2564,7473,5281,180334,718256,375246,8849,491Jura22,83724,13417,7569,3327,6059,6237,3156,9525,2565,5333,8734,1272,2532,5862,034838181,347137,575132,0545,521Haute-Saône22,90828,41817,0916,7687,04711,0554,9575,9705,9634,3532,7254,3541,8781,9551,286634174,508133,163127,3625,801Territoire de Belfort9,39314,8376,5483,3663,66712,8262,8192,6441,4271,6211,1792,6449091,06477733089,64468,46766,0512,416Loire-Atlantique109,24767,214104,63146,01736,75329,60241,11131,91426,26724,31014,4668,77613,07214,59710,8843,305814,585603,023582,16620,857Maine-et-Loire80,62842,58354,72136,29721,85315,86622,62117,25816,53616,7616,9756,6387,5848,3378,1091,986510,019382,953364,75318,200Mayenne39,19818,02021,86012,7928,3445,9658,6768,0475,7587,3772,3682,4272,8043,3643,939861214,016160,097151,8008,297Sarthe56,36239,76244,11516,54619,49612,42814,12013,6269,6889,6058,7305,4634,6435,3673,3621,633385,397278,476264,94613,530Vendée77,31136,43745,77025,89017,55911,94115,94313,66419,99014,3235,6634,9735,6707,0446,3851,496427,889325,448310,05915,389Côtes-d'Armor64,33237,04961,04020,17221,32413,91819,49518,14212,51612,37915,3293,5146,3416,2633,7641,534428,856327,955317,11210,843Finistère101,79250,02885,91134,93029,70222,13230,39527,35216,41118,98813,4794,42710,5799,3995,4672,108635,751476,554463,10013,454Ille-et-Vilaine94,70346,44979,14234,95829,95520,23131,34623,86315,25122,5599,3735,04711,13710,8787,1122,253618,329460,065444,25715,808Morbihan81,71153,79760,42223,86020,51915,09720,89818,57714,20816,3719,7913,9257,1898,1625,1681,605498,938373,926361,30012,626Charente35,39624,73531,87010,50112,4158,0178,9819,65013,2575,9096,8103,4453,1943,1671,857972255,110187,788180,1767,612Charente Maritime59,74939,42747,39918,23817,53413,37215,16213,45327,13011,6979,2665,5316,4045,4112,6791,550417,856305,202294,00211,200Deux-Sèvres41,89017,36733,99815,00812,9607,63911,13410,10812,5166,7583,8192,4163,9003,5873,1351,094260,937197,203187,3299,874Vienne44,45922,96835,86013,61314,8049,38311,89010,66815,0666,6466,5233,0194,3273,9352,6211,185286,933215,991206,9679,024Dordogne47,86427,01438,52611,41212,4949,86210,22811,40717,2456,23313,7504,5733,8513,6491,8951,060303,991231,846221,06310,783Gironde113,64885,813109,01740,35835,58229,08037,64126,85647,63518,12820,1938,90611,75210,6605,4322,555867,452621,759603,25618,503Landes35,76919,51640,79813,1018,9387,2237,7688,06422,5634,7148,3512,1662,6012,4161,682666258,936193,898186,3367,562Lot-et-Garonne28,80231,18425,95511,0657,9936,7087,4827,04315,2814,9726,7044,3472,7662,3961,646602229,022171,351164,9466,405Pyrénées-Atlantiques58,97632,64455,99641,43216,29112,11818,08715,86529,3037,7009,3133,2805,5664,6752,8511,154450,504327,615315,25112,364Ariège11,39412,02718,8903,2364,3883,7034,2074,4426,6841,6294,1621,2561,4761,076687349109,02782,87379,6063,267Aveyron35,43819,34426,06211,4357,9037,9947,6117,78013,1156,7054,7022,5023,0292,9992,538641214,595167,871159,7988,073Haute-Garonne79,08086,395110,55033,29128,88730,27635,86724,28520,06216,42216,0249,28412,39110,5824,9852,166709,805539,821520,54719,274Gers17,96113,33119,9026,4594,9464,4044,5744,56610,8282,7573,4711,6632,2021,5691,098368135,423104,683100,0994,584Lot18,28310,26316,7894,7715,4395,2785,1755,2009,6802,7494,3571,4322,8331,789981482128,17799,96195,5014,460Hautes-Pyrénées19,85214,96524,3559,3856,7995,3655,7126,55311,0122,7526,6431,6802,7742,0351,227524169,135126,983121,6335,350Tarn35,06432,61736,27511,71211,1229,4169,5958,95712,8265,6936,7204,6083,4313,0572,327772261,605203,705194,1929,513Tarn-et-Garonne20,32523,16018,0046,6855,9615,2325,2514,7969,6903,3733,3643,0652,7511,7621,236452153,826119,619115,1074,512Corrèze48,17012,46323,1304,6137,8365,4614,5726,1698,8082,8139,6851,6751,9181,931936556184,267146,745140,7366,009Creuse18,3787,83112,7983,1434,2073,3252,4063,5314,8901,8323,8271,1551,025909555330101,81273,87170,1423,729Haute-Vienne41,67721,39337,5878,78814,23310,0498,43610,43110,0005,01210,7643,3323,3893,1271,7501,001261,252201,251190,96910,282Ain41,34852,61730,41818,61411,56214,66512,3399,4049,71812,5805,1348,4254,5275,2582,9661,077338,220249,217240,6528,565Ardèche27,86127,04322,94610,9848,6139,0728,4678,28712,3915,2896,7174,2443,0863,0392,536870219,897167,677161,4456,232Drôme35,55346,48431,17215,51810,94713,35312,85910,00511,2898,3996,9636,5774,7874,4994,149955309,557231,154223,5097,645Isère77,21592,57680,85234,65029,34534,19235,24822,93013,66022,13217,98813,64910,85611,8556,3392,563708,265522,650506,05016,600Loire57,37873,63845,51927,30019,20820,56717,09614,88710,88213,95111,4049,8085,4496,1544,8231,681483,976352,329339,74512,584Rhône121,703130,36794,10159,62230,04244,82340,90824,13511,07338,03917,01317,00515,92316,20810,0252,633932,406691,830673,62018,210Savoie33,95837,31224,68813,3529,21311,93611,9238,3265,6049,1865,8865,1973,8314,7382,3391,090265,061195,013188,5796,434Haute-Savoie55,17561,54733,77624,57313,38016,78521,43111,2686,70518,1825,1056,9296,3259,4004,2501,221421,449306,394296,05210,342Allier37,53325,38728,81411,57611,2419,3376,9618,4677,9366,01814,6163,2682,6692,5972,375973256,113189,047179,7689,279Cantal27,3519,84812,7374,8854,4563,9182,9353,8398,2572,4532,4551,5421,2271,423812457123,82792,56288,5953,967Haute-Loire24,63122,17115,43510,2876,9826,5145,5296,2595,8764,1672,9033,1311,9951,9721,952675166,347126,480120,4796,001Puy-de-Dôme57,55141,30751,57121,69123,36319,20315,34517,69511,49010,48211,1236,0275,9915,5763,3261,742425,502317,550303,48314,067Aude26,02134,35737,0217,5219,3448,7076,9997,70012,0504,1518,3654,3162,6192,1131,405745236,852179,992173,4346,558Gard48,34279,74344,40619,57716,33216,56313,90112,55617,15810,71816,8689,9695,4714,7533,0461,452445,560331,084320,85510,229Hérault68,502104,84173,20825,45222,55224,36225,24518,36926,30315,69618,66911,1209,1856,9503,8901,910632,459470,172456,25413,918Lozère10,8385,9585,6373,2772,0352,0911,9442,0403,6441,8751,46474982269063317658,86445,51743,8731,644Pyrénées-Orientales34,19942,19633,49812,35510,56710,4068,8258,57311,7356,4149,7014,8543,1912,6501,467842285,980208,397201,4736,924Alpes-de Haute-Provence12,99813,18410,8454,6514,3664,6544,4684,0567,1232,9433,4652,2521,7001,459845421108,94382,39579,4302,965Haute Alpes12,0369,9659,1524,8163,4374,0684,6773,7975,0633,5792,3761,9331,6641,59392632095,10072,04969,4022,647Alpes-Maritimes102,588121,36256,86831,72917,54422,63422,38811,99211,43022,67113,98411,8256,9398,2833,4661,337690,348478,074467,04011,034Bouches-du-Rhône138,189182,778114,32347,53040,22044,94741,56326,86032,09731,37139,03240,62814,07812,8236,4722,9791,144,969838,148815,89022,258Var96,365106,71054,78127,62820,36323,99519,74813,62121,94818,90113,84414,3306,8587,8074,6241,651645,315464,740453,17411,566Vaucluse41,93564,83131,61114,27011,27412,19011,8919,31315,1299,0257,7299,9244,4814,3502,3191,061342,881259,077251,3337,744Corse-du-Sud13,8998,7497,5391,8311,6663,4001,6301,4083,8851,1982,3607211,16142122516886,52651,45050,2611,189Haute-Corse16,2818,4179,2971,8291,9634,3001,6351,5925,1231,0053,1419582,801499244116104,77460,68759,2011,486Guadeloupe26,4162,69521,0128078131,28997250734269259230033,79432853078278,10495,33391,1674,166Martinique29,4241,56326,0597691,0552,02288242122148442917724,86423274284266,22994,25189,4284,823French Guiana4,4961,1802,5064013105864552901432418815012,4791431593751,78724,21623,664552Réunion86,8308,91591,1765,8385,9667,3055,0014,5121,1492,4602,7552,0274,9142,2322,129512436,745246,054233,72112,333Sainte Pierre and Miquelon59926026580121821679331192027119292854,8132,0201,94278Mayotte9,1055363,9722,5952497913064901221,1121272771,1201581339652,21821,52521,189336Wallis and Futuna3,031462,14447704493547189913281617119,3536,0275,99037French Polynesia 47,1333,17918,6707046867861,118804287378150422389422309122151,50578,89075,5593,331New Caledonia29,4906,61013,6671,4141,1841,1161,8471,352453760210540791923482112126,98562,55160,9511,600 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 Jacques Chirac Jean-Marie Le Pen Lionel Jospin François Bayrou Arlette Laguiller Jean-Pierre Chevènement Noël Mamère Olivier Besancenot Jean Saint-Josse Alain Madelin Robert Hue Bruno Mégret Christiane Taubira Corinne Lepage Christine Boutin Daniel Gluckstein Electorate Votes Valid votes Invalid votes Île-de-France838,380583,673680,166299,041183,123265,682246,615139,00747,045200,275142,01479,327144,35690,22450,19216,1716,036,6984,099,7924,005,29194,501Champagne-Ardenne125,325132,53988,99341,46941,40728,70826,57225,67626,15524,24018,30218,7378,82610,9226,4923,127901,835648,216627,49020,726Picardy167,130185,880130,52254,29869,90843,20636,22539,99557,83528,95235,42424,83613,86514,8838,8485,4791,273,790947,426917,28630,140Upper Normandy166,086149,791137,74753,53765,60640,54441,19943,04936,42429,44135,17723,85116,47315,3978,0334,8391,216,069896,932867,19429,738Centre244,240210,385184,17482,41574,43462,48355,09850,59567,13549,23742,79730,12423,54223,35515,2016,5121,706,0161,268,3451,221,72746,618Lower Normandy164,490108,403106,85350,44551,02233,47434,15934,72951,38528,52615,56514,29313,78115,2529,1023,9331,031,251761,268735,41225,856Burgundy153,194147,046130,48152,85547,11946,05335,51336,51432,47633,13827,09422,10713,83714,0629,3924,4771,135,219836,905805,35831,547Nord-Pas-de-Calais331,920365,345327,471114,217147,07593,79984,40684,42288,99461,93197,19246,63422,95624,55118,8129,6052,769,1121,990,7401,919,33071,410Lorraine206,655231,929162,93971,12777,68155,41255,46850,47523,77738,09728,42733,21118,18519,62813,0756,1531,603,9081,133,2581,092,23941,019Alsace150,818192,58590,49488,52940,16943,16949,41128,4438,40336,2648,02935,66114,50017,81513,4963,7381,153,255851,754821,52430,230Franche-Comté101,328114,37777,38834,98531,98655,91027,95326,80419,84920,65412,08218,7809,29610,3527,6252,982780,217595,580572,35123,229Pays de la Loire362,746204,016271,097137,542104,00575,802102,47184,50978,23972,37638,20228,27733,77338,70932,6799,2812,351,9061,749,9971,673,72476,273Brittany342,538187,323286,515113,920101,50071,378102,13487,93458,38670,29747,97216,91335,24634,70221,5117,5002,181,8741,638,5001,585,76952,731Poitou-Charentes181,494104,497149,12757,36057,71338,41147,16743,87967,96931,01026,41814,41117,82516,10010,2924,8011,220,836906,184868,47437,710Aquitaine285,059196,171270,292117,36881,29864,99181,20669,235132,02741,74758,31123,27226,53623,79613,5066,0372,109,9051,546,4691,490,85255,617Midi-Pyrénées237,397212,102270,82786,97475,44571,66877,99266,57993,89742,08049,44325,49030,88724,86915,0795,7541,881,5931,445,5161,386,48359,033Limousin108,22541,68773,51516,54426,27618,83515,41420,13123,6989,65724,2766,1626,3325,9673,2411,887547,331421,867401,84720,020Rhône-Alpes450,191521,584363,472204,613132,310165,393160,271109,24281,322127,75876,21071,83454,78461,15137,42712,0903,678,8312,716,2642,629,65286,612Auvergne147,06698,713108,55748,43946,04238,97230,77036,26033,55923,12031,09713,96811,88211,5688,4653,847971,789725,639692,32533,314Languedoc-Roussillon187,902267,095193,77068,18260,83062,12956,91449,23870,89038,85455,06731,00821,28817,15610,4415,1251,659,7151,235,1621,195,88939,273Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur404,111498,830277,580130,62497,204112,488104,73569,63992,79088,49080,43080,89235,72036,31518,6527,7693,027,5562,194,4832,136,26958,214Corsica30,18017,16616,8363,6603,6297,7003,2653,0009,0082,2035,5011,6793,962920469284191,300112,137109,4622,675Guadeloupe26,4162,69521,0128078131,28997250734269259230033,79432853078278,10495,33391,1674,166Martinique29,4241,56326,0597691,0552,02288242122148442917724,86423274284266,22994,25189,4284,823French Guiana4,4961,1802,5064013105864552901432418815012,4791431593751,78724,21623,664552Réunion86,8308,91591,1765,8385,9667,3055,0014,5121,1492,4602,7552,0274,9142,2322,129512436,745246,054233,72112,333Saint Pierre and Miquelon59926026580121821679331192027119292854,8132,0201,94278Mayotte9,1055363,9722,5952497913064901221,1121272771,1201581339652,21821,52521,189336Wallis and Futuna3,031 46 2,144 47 70 449 35 47 18 9 9 13 28 16 17 11 9,353 6,027 5,990 37 French Polynesia47,1333,17918,6707046867861,118804287378150422389422309122151,50578,89075,5593,331New Caledonia29,4906,61013,6671,4141,1841,1161,8471,352453760210540791923482112126,98562,55160,9511,600 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 By department Department Jacques Chirac Jean-Marie Le PenElectorateVotes Valid votes Invalid votes Paris784,74187,5011,081,313896,811872,24224,569Seine-et-Marne 444,755 106,789721,846 578,840 551,54427,296 Yvelines556,79993,754825,366676,487650,55325,934Essonne448,94079,451681,806552,297528,39123,906Hauts-de-Seine561,11476,605815,107658,904637,71921,185Seine-Saint-Denis382,42480,765631,147483,067463,18919,878Val-de Marne448,37571,632677,795540,155520,00720,148Val-de Oise382,97679,956604,201483,293462,93220,361Ardennes106,79333,865192,407150,939140,65810,281Aube112,46533,831193,743155,606146,2969,310Marne218,62755,224372,035288,939273,85115,088Haute-Marne80,66025,232143,608113,518105,8927,626Aisne207,90867,727366,995295,064275,63519,429Oise287,00396,100506,772406,658383,10323,555Somme237,35365,949399,858325,298303,30221,996Eure226,07662,939378,241305,393289,01516,378Seine-Maritime526,650111,109837,500673,046637,75935,287Cher142,41129,026228,040182,781171,43711,344Eure-et-Loir168,20744,007277,980224,267212,21412,053Indre113,00622,542176,656145,249135,5489,701Indre-et-Loire249,48244,549381,114309,808294,03115,777Loir-et-Cher144,75634,421232,618190,078179,17710,901Loiret257,59759,448409,234334,192317,04517,147Calvados295,88356,564458,107371,135352,44718,688Manche237,08440,832358,870292,125277,91614,209Orne135,90031,258214,186175,871167,1588,713Côte-d'Or207,87546,619330,297271,035254,49416,541Nièvre102,07922,766170,336134,578124,8459,733Saône-et-Loire 241,719 53,422 398,409 316,514 295,141 21,373 Yonne138,76540,713235,620190,306179,47810,828Nord989,046274,3901,721,1461,337,0681,263,43673,632Pas-de-Calais600,597171,2311,048,035827,015771,82855,187Meurthe-et-Moselle287,14864,244469,408371,683351,39220,291Meuse81,88822,802138,855111,720104,6907,030Moselle408,846114,536712,204553,009523,38229,627Vosges168,53745,326283,162228,719213,86314,856Bas-Rhin406,057105,886675,014539,336511,94327,393Haut-Rhin280,69480,774478,476382,671361,46821,203Doubs212,71947,303334,645277,382260,02217,360Jura112,89326,227181,320149,442139,12010,322Haute-Saône99,15331,698174,459142,796130,85111,945Territoire de Belfort52,82214,97289,63173,12867,7945,334Loire-Atlantique561,58270,653814,580663,938632,23531,703Maine-et-Loire353,11848,488509,928421,902401,60620,296Mayenne148,97319,190214,054176,747168,1638,584Sarthe246,35645,429385,345310,468291,78518,683Vendée297,85441,341427,854356,532339,19517,337Côtes-d'Armor300,02139,753428,720360,703339,77420,929Finistère446,63652,745635,432525,180499,38125,799Ille-et-Vilaine439,60049,849618,248512,956489,44923,507Morbihan337,12654,364498,955412,413391,49020,923Charente165,01428,700255,097207,202193,71413,488Charente Maritime268,30952,164417,799339,450320,47318,977Deux-Sèvres186,37921,597260,914218,280207,97610,304Vienne198,06327,920286,962238,101225,98312,118Dordogne204,99334,215303,830257,403239,20818,195Gironde561,009108,670867,695711,267669,67941,588Landes174,98725,920258,814215,575200,90714,668Lot-et-Garonne138,29439,101228,985190,920177,39513,525Pyrénées-Atlantiques304,37943,503450,458371,787347,88223,905Ariège69,40013,343108,98690,15982,7437,416Aveyron150,28320,214214,793182,012170,49711,515Haute-Garonne463,85087,682710,535586,043551,53234,511Gers91,05715,821135,345114,853106,8787,975Lot89,69012,335128,161109,627102,0257,602Hautes-Pyrénées112,49417,486169,127139,934129,9809,954Tarn169,48436,172261,513221,497205,65615,841Tarn-et-Garonne94,58926,046153,674129,608120,6358,973Corrèze134,98813,530184,162158,452148,5189,934Creuse68,3139,014101,80282,45277,3275,125Haute-Vienne182,43122,694260,919218,887205,12513,762Ain204,02954,957338,181273,817258,98614,831Ardèche140,20830,531219,803182,389170,73911,650Drôme190,04749,649309,535254,068239,69614,372Isère449,082100,462708,500577,528549,54427,984Loire289,59075,022484,174385,483364,61220,871Rhône587,749135,496932,615755,174723,24531,929Savoie163,58437,736264,930213,098201,32011,778Haute-Savoie262,56758,417421,165337,399320,98416,415Allier164,60328,569256,086207,091193,17213,919Cantal86,07811,168123,815102,61997,2465,373Haute-Loire105,11223,368166,312137,517128,4809,037Puy-de-Dôme286,92842,700425,361351,015329,62821,387Aude139,87539,606236,812194,714179,48115,233Gard248,90690,488445,500363,760339,39424,366Hérault363,019117,631632,253515,174480,65034,524Lozère39,7156,69358,81049,49146,4083,083Pyrénées-Orientales160,55353,876285,938230,530214,42916,101Alpes-de Haute-Provence66,45617,847108,90790,10784,3035,804Haute Alpes60,75612,95295,07578,54373,7084,835Alpes-Maritimes357,143143,648690,131524,984500,79124,193Bouches-du-Rhône638,688241,8141,145,020926,102880,50245,600Var346,240139,319645,326512,680485,55927,121Vaucluse186,54578,601342,547281,353265,14616,207Corse-du-Sud43,55712,50286,43159,74356,0593,684Haute-Corse53,15312,009104,74269,90265,1624,740Guadeloupe93,0388,889281,514109,435101,9277,508Martinique108,5624,353266,530120,372112,9157,457French Guiana19,7262,41651,78223,33922,1421,197Réunion278,56324,542436,706317,186303,10514,081Sainte Pierre and Miquelon2,8803194,8133,3243,199125Mayotte17,8442,37152,18921,38620,2151,171Wallis and Futuna5,7774929,3486,3506,26981French Polynesia 70,3869,824149,78283,09580,2102,885New Caledonia49,81612,125126,96964,20461,9412,263 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 Jacques Chirac Jean-Marie Le Pen Electorate Votes Valid votes Invalid votes Île de France4,010,124 676,453 6,038,581 4,869,854 4,686,577 183,277Champagne-Ardenne518,545 148,152 901,793 709,002 666,697 42,305Picardy732,264 229,776 1,273,625 1,027,020 962,040 64,980Upper Normandy752,726 174,048 1,215,741 978,439 926,774 51,665Centre1,075,459 233,993 1,705,642 1,386,375 1,309,452 76,923Lower Normandy668,867 128,654 1,031,163 839,131 797,521 41,610Bourgogne690,438 163,520 1,134,662 912,433 853,958 58,475Nord-Pas-de-Calais1,589,643 445,621 2,769,181 2,164,083 2,035,264 128,819Lorraine946,419 246,908 1,603,629 1,265,131 1,193,327 71,804Alsace686,751 186,660 1,153,490 922,007 873,411 48,596Franche-Comté477,587 120,200 780,055 642,748 597,787 44,961Pays de la Loire1,607,883 225,101 2,351,761 1,929,587 1,832,984 96,603Brittany1,523,383 196,711 2,181,355 1,811,252 1,720,094 91,158Poitou-Charentes817,765 130,381 1,220,772 1,003,033 948,146 54,887Aquitaine1,383,662 251,409 2,109,782 1,746,952 1,635,071 111,881Midi-Pyrénées1,240,847 229,099 1,882,134 1,573,733 1,469,946 103,787Limousin385,732 45,238 546,883 459,791 430,970 28,821Rhône-Alpes2,286,856 542,270 3,678,903 2,978,956 2,829,126 149,830Auvergne642,721 105,805 971,574 798,242 748,526 49,716Languedoc-Roussillon952,068 308,294 1,659,313 1,353,669 1,260,362 93,307Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur1,655,828 634,181 3,027,006 2,413,769 2,290,009 123,760Corsica96,710 24,511 191,173 129,645 121,221 8,424Guadeloupe93,038 8,889 281,514 109,435 101,927 7,508Martinique108,562 4,353 266,530 120,372 112,915 7,457French Guiana19,726 2,416 51,782 23,339 22,142 1,197Réunion278,563 24,542 436,706 317,186 303,105 14,081Saint Pierre and Miquelon2,880 319 4,813 3,324 3,199 125Mayotte17,844 2,371 52,189 21,386 20,215 1,171Wallis and Futuna5,777 492 9,348 6,350 6,269 81French Polynesia70,386 9,824 149,782 83,095 80,210 2,885New Caledonia49,816 12,125 126,969 64,204 61,941 2,263 See also Comme un coup de tonnerre President of France Politics of France French presidential elections under the Fifth Republic 2017 French presidential election 2022 French presidential election 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election, where opponents of former Klansmen and white nationalist David Duke used the slogan "Vote for the Crook: It's Important" 2026 Portuguese presidential election, another similar election where opponents of right-wing populist André Ventura united behind his socialist adversary References Further reading Bélanger, Éric, et al. "Party, ideology, and vote intentions: Dynamics from the 2002 French Electoral Panel." Political Research Quarterly 59.4 (2006): 503–515. Durand, Claire, André Blais, and Mylène Larochelle. "The polls in the 2002 French presidential election: An autopsy." Public Opinion Quarterly 68.4 (2004): 602–622. Online Etienne, Anne. "Do Election Results Represent People's Political Ideologies? A Study of the French 2002 Presidential Elections." French Politics 5.1 (2007): 20–32. Gaffney, John, ed. The French Presidential and Legislative Elections of 2002 (2004) Gschwend, Thomas, and Dirk Leuffen. "Divided we stand–unified we govern? Cohabitation and regime voting in the 2002 French elections." British Journal of Political Science 35.4 (2005): 691–712. Online Laver, Michael, Kenneth Benoit, and Nicolas Sauger. "Policy competition in the 2002 French legislative and presidential elections." European Journal of Political Research 45.4 (2006): 667–697. Lewis-Beck, M. ed. 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