Round One French Presidential Election Results

Final figures

Francois Hollande (Socialists)  28.63%

Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) 27.18%

Marine Le Pen  (Front National) 17.9%

Jean Luc Melenchon (Left Front – Front de Gauche)  11.11%

Francois Bayrou (centre right) 9.13%

Eva Joly (Greens – EELV) 2.31%

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (Debout la Republique*) 1.79%

Philippe Poutou (New Anti Capitalist Party – NPA) 1.8%

Nathalie Arthaud (Workers Struggle – Lutte Ouvrière) 0.56%

Jacques Cheminade (Solidarité et progrès** ) 0.25%

Abstention rate: 20.53%

* Right-wing anti-Euro candidate

** Anti Wall St/City self styled ‘left gaullist’ but sometimes described as extreme right

Updated 14.00, 23.4.2012 

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