2002 French presidential election

The 2002 French presidential election was a presidential election in France that took place on 21 April and 5 May 2002. The incumbent president, Jacques Chirac, decided to run for a second term.

On 21 April 2002, Jacques Chirac from the Rally for the Republic won 19.9% of the vote and Jean-Marie Le Pen from the National Front won 16.9% of the vote.^[1][2] Both candidates advanced to the second round of the election, which Jacques Chirac later easily won with 82.2% of the vote.^[3]

2002 French presidential election

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Nominee Jacques Chirac Jean-Marie Le Pen Party RPR FN Popular vote 25,537,956 5,525,032 Percentage 82.21% 17.79%

Results of the second round by department and region

President before election Jacques Chirac RPR Elected President Jacques Chirac RPR

Results

First-round results by department

  Jacques Chirac

  Jean-Marie Le Pen

  Lionel Jospin

  Christiane Taubira

First round 22 April 2017				Second round 6 May 2017
Candidate		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jacques Chirac	5,665,855	19.88%	25,537,956	82.21%
	Jean-Marie Le Pen	4,804,713	16.86%	5,525,032	17.79%
	Lionel Jospin	4,610,113	16.18%
	François Bayrou	1,949,170	6.84%
	Arlette Laguiller	1,630,045	5.72%
	Jean-Pierre Chevènement	1,518,528	5.33%
	Noël Mamère	1,495,724	5.25%
	Olivier Besancenot	1,210,562	4.25%
	Jean Saint-Josse	1,204,689	4.23%
	Alain Madelin	1,113,484	3.91%
	Robert Hue	960,480	3.37%
	Bruno Mégret	667,026	2.34%
	Christiane Taubira	660,447	2.32%
	Corinne Lepage	535,837	1.88%
	Christine Boutin	339,112	1.19%
	Daniel Gluckstein	132,686	0.47%
Total votes		28,498,471	100%	31,062,988	100%

References

1. "Le Pen vote shocks France". The Guardian. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
2. "Le Pen upset causes major shock". CNN. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
3. "Chirac landslide against Le Pen". CNN. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Other websites

• Official results from the Constitutional Council of France : 1st round Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2nd round Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Analysis of the voting anomaly on FindLaw
• Fascism in France? Commentary on the 2002 French Presidential Elections
• Philosophical considerations of the very singular custom of voting: an analysis based on recent ballots in France