2002 French presidential election facts for kids
The 2002 French presidential election was an important vote in France. It happened on April 21 and May 5, 2002. The president at the time, Jacques Chirac, wanted to be president again for a second time.
In the first round on April 21, Jacques Chirac from the Rally for the Republic party received 19.9% of the votes. Jean-Marie Le Pen from the National Front party got 16.9% of the votes. These two candidates moved on to the second round. In the second round, Jacques Chirac won easily with 82.2% of the votes.
Election Results: Who Won?
The election had two main parts, called rounds. Here's how the votes turned out for the main candidates:
| First Round April 21, 2002 |
Second Round May 5, 2002 |
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| 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% | |||||||||||||
The official results were announced by the Constitutional Council of France. You can find them here: 1st round , 2nd round
Images for kids
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A sign spray-painted in Paris after the first round of elections. It says: "April 21: I feel sick".
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People protested against Jean-Marie Le Pen during the Labour Day demonstrations on May 1, 2002.
See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Francia de 2002 para niños
