Presidential elections were held in France on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. As no candidate received a majority of the vote
Nicolas Sarkozy, 2007
Ségolène Royal 2007
Transparent ballot boxes have been required since 1988.
Some French cities used voting machines.
Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012, with a second round run-off held on 6 May to elect the President of France. The incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy was running for a second five-yea
2007 French presidential election
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François Hollande Janvier 2012 for ITN
Ex presidente Nicolas Sarkozy no Palácio do Planalto 2012
The candidates of the Ecology primary sitting together
Socialist Party: President of the General Council of Corrèze, former First Secretary of the Socialist Party and MP François Hollande