But swaying the front national vote would not be sufficient and he would also have to get some of francois bayrou s voters who are more centrist and will not like this kind of talk. Francois hollande, a mildmannered french socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against toughonimmigration nicolas sarkozy in a vote that could alter europes political and economic landscape hollande heads into the may 6 second round with the upper hand after narrowly edging the conservative sarkozy in the first. It gave le pen 16 percent support, down from 17, and bayrou 14 percent, up from 11. Frederic dabi jerome fourquet esteban pratviel departement opinion et strategies dentreprise tel. In declaring that he will vote for francois hollande, bayrou is the first centrist to back a socialist in a presidential election. Modem president francois bayrou, delivers a speech as he. Sarkozy sinking as voters declare hollande winner of tv debate. Hollande won between 28 and 29 percent of the vote in the first round, to sarkozys 25. Frenchjewish vote expected to lean right, side with sarkozy. Jews, many of frances 600,000strong jewish community are expected to back nicolas sarkozys uphill fight for reelection, according to director of french polling organization ifop. The presidential election was followed by a legislative election in june. After the 2007 election, bayrou announced his intention to form a new centrist party, the. Short honeymoon for francois hollande news archive news. The candidates and issues in the french presidential.
Sarkozy trails, hollande frontrunner for french presidency. But the far right once again caused a stir by pooling almost a fifth of the vote. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. From 1993 to 1997, he was minister of national education for three governments. Article information, pdf download for swings and roundabouts, ups and. The line nicolas sarkozy has chosen is violent, bayrou said. His mother, nicole frederique marguerite tribert 19272009, was a social worker, and his father, georges gustave hollande born 1923, is a retired ear, nose, and throat doctor who ran for local election on a far right ticket in 1959.
Campaign posters of french presidential election candidate emmanuel macron. Francois hollande ousts nicolas sarkozy to become president the. He sharply criticized hollandes proposal to give noneu members the right to vote in local elections. French president hollande begs voters not to elect marine le. May 03, 2012 francois bayrou, the centrist candidate eliminated from the french presidential elections, blasted incumbent nicolas sarkozy thursday for swinging too far to the right and said he would vote for. Of course theyd probably reply muh stealth to that though.
In france, hollande offers plan to revive economy the. Le pens performance dashed her hopes that the populist wave which swept donald trump into the white house and led britain to vote to leave the eu would also carry her to frances presidential. Francois bayrou, the leader of the french centrist democratic movement, on wednesday said francois fillon, the conservative candidate in the presidential election, had no alternative but to withdraw from the race. Sarkozy vows to crack down on french guyana mafia after fatal. Apr 24, 2017 french president hollande begs voters not to elect marine le pen in second vote french president francois hollande has called on voters to back centrist emmanuel macron in the second round of the. Francois hollande scents victory as he gets backing of francois bayrou francois hollande received a doubleboost on thursday as polls indicated he had won the television. Mar 28, 2012 is sarkozy closing the gap on hollande. Royal, hollande is almost the antithesis to the more flashy sarkozy.
The french presidential election of 2017 sage journals. French presidential frontrunner francois hollande, under pressure to respond to frances one in five far right voters, said on friday that limiting the number of foreigners entering the country to. Apr 22, 2012 hollande beats sarkozy in french first round voting. Jan 01, 20 in 2012 the probability goes from 1 to 28%. A victorious francois hollande,the new french president, faces a short honeymoon after his election as frances first leftwing president in 17 years,with financial markets eager for clear signals on his policies and how hard he plans to push back against germanled austerity. In the final week of the campaign, mr sarkozy has narrowed the eight to 10 point. Hollande beats sarkozy in french first round voting. Francois hollande francois bayrous disappearing vote. Division within the french centre right during the.
Le pen announced her preference for a blank vote or abstention and bayrou made his choice of hollande public just two days before the election. Emmanuel macrons presidential campaign has been boosted by a surprise alliance with veteran centrist francois bayrou. Francois bayrou, the selfdescribed centrist at the head of the modem party that got 9. I was always going to vote for him, unless hollande got a poor showing in the opinion polls. Melenchon supporters will vote overwhelmingly for hollande in the second round, while bayrou s backing is split into thirds between hollande, sarkozy and abstention, polls show. Modem president francois bayrou, delivers a speech as he presents on february 14, 2014 in pau the modem candidates for the march 2014 municipal elections in pau, southwestern france. Division within the french centre right during the hollande. Sarkozy, hollande to square off as le pen has record vote.
Tuesdays poll put hollande at 34 percent in the april 22 first round, up from 28 percent in a jan. May 03, 2018 francois hollande warns france against voting for marine le pen the french president says prices will soar, jobs will be lost and the country will be divided if marine le pen is chosen to lead. According to the first opinion polls after sundays first round vote, hollande will beat sarkozy in the second round of frances presidential election by 54 per cent to 46. Kalfon also noted that sarkozys and hollande s economic programs appear to be dead ringers. Hollande wins first round of french presidential elections. May 07, 2017 paris ap ripping up frances political map, french voters elected independent centrist emmanuel macron as the countrys youngest president sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the. French voters flock to polls after lacklustre campaign. French centrist politician francois bayrou arriving at the elysee palace on sunday. Hollande beats sarkozy in first round of french election. Socialist party leader francois hollande who defeated incumbent president nicolas sarkozy in sundays decisive presidential runoff in france, has never held a government post at the national level. Francois bayrou, who scored 9 per cent in the 10candidate, first round on 22 april, announced that he would vote for mr. The first round of the 2012 french presidential election officially kicked off in mainland france on sunday morning. Sarkozy sinking as voters declare hollande winner of tv. Division within the french centre right during the hollande presidency.
Political outsider emmanuel macron campaigns to make france. As the french decide between two very different roads ahead, john lichfield looks at the presidential candidates. Political outsider emmanuel macron campaigns to make france daring again. Francois hollande was born on 12 august 1954 in rouen. Spotting a tv camera, jacques chirac, onetime mentor of president nicolas sarkozy, decides to create a political incident.
Boosted by an endorsement from centrist francois bayrou, hollande urged voters to hand him an ample victory on sunday so he would have a strong mandate. The loss of frances aaa credit rating is a potential boon to presidential hopefuls trying to catch up with the two candidates from frances biggest political parties. Bayrou, the perennial third man of french politics, surprised. The surprising resilience of sarko financial times. Francois bayrou, le 12 fevrier 2015 a paris, au siege du modem j. French presidentelect emmanuel macron with outgoing president francois hollande at the ceremony. However, after losing to hollande in 2012, sarkozys comeback. The latest news and analysis around frances presidential election. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
Francois hollande scored a narrow victory in the french presidential election last night and now has seven weeks to persuade the world that it. The runoff in frances presidential elections looks set to be extremely close after first round results last night. Image caption mr hollande has been stressing frances economic woes now, its the lefts turn to govern the country, he added. Centrist candidate francois bayrou came in third with 20 percent of the vote. Proeu macron wins frances presidency, le pen hopes dashed. France goes to the polls today in the first round of voting for the.
Francois hollande is going to win the presidential election. Francois bayrou is a french centrist politician and the president of the democratic movement. Socialist francois hollande and conservative president nicolas sarkozy are heading for a runoff in their race for frances presidency, according to partial official results in a vote that could alter the european political and economic landscape. The following is reprinted with the permission of the council on foreign relations. Hollande, sarkozy heading to french vote runoff world news. Hollande and sarkozy will face off in the final runoff vote on may 6 guardian, in.
The fn vote is an antiestablishment and anti status quo vote and sarkozy represents the status quo and the establishment. Parallels the presidential campaign has brought an unlikely candidate to the fore. Proeu emmanuel macron becomes frances youngest president. Hollande and sarkozy in elysee duel francois hollande, a mildmannered french socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election. Sarkozy and hollande tune up for presidential runoff.
Apr 23, 2012 french socialist challenger francois hollande beat president nicolas sarkozy in the first round of frances presidential election yesterday by 28 percent to 27 percent, even as farright candidate marine le pen captured an unprecedented 18 percent of the vote. The bespectacled hollande will be the second leftwing president, after francois mitterrand, founder of the french socialist party, served two sevenyear terms as president from 1981. Short honeymoon for francois hollande news archive news,the. Apr 22, 2012 socialist francois hollande has won the first round of the french presidential poll, setting up a runoff with nicolas sarkozy who came second, according to an exitpoll.
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