2017 French presidential election Facts for Kids

Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!) won the election in the second round on May 7th, 2017

The 2017 French presidential election was a big event in France where people voted for their next president. It happened on May 7th, 2017. The president at the time, François Hollande, decided not to run again. This was because not many people were happy with his work.

Many different people ran for president. Some of the main candidates were Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron, Benoît Hamon, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and François Fillon. There were also several other candidates from smaller parties.

In the first round of voting on April 23, 2017, Emmanuel Macron got the most votes (24%). Marine Le Pen came in second with 21%. These two candidates then went on to a second round of voting. In this final round, Macron won by a large amount, getting 66% of the votes. Le Pen received 34%.

Election Results
- Election Maps
  - First Round Maps
  - Second Round Maps
Public Opinion Polls
- First Round Polls
- Second Round Polls
Images for kids
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Election Results

The election had two main parts, called rounds. Here's a simple look at how the top candidates did:

First Round April 23, 2017				Second Round May 7, 2017
Candidate		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Emmanuel Macron	8,657,326	24.01%	20,753,798	66.10%
	Marine Le Pen	7,679,493	21.30%	10,644,118	33.90%
	François Fillon	7,213,797	20.01%
	Jean-Luc Mélenchon	7,060,885	19.58%
	Benoît Hamon	2,291,565	6.36%
	Nicolas Dupont-Aignan	1,695,186	4.70%
	Jean Lassalle	435,365	1.21%
	Philippe Poutou	394,582	1.09%
	François Asselineau	332,588	0.92%
	Nathalie Arthaud	232,428	0.64%
	Jacques Cheminade	65,598	0.18%
Total votes		36,058,813	100%	31,397,916	100%

Election Maps

These maps show how people voted across different parts of France.

First Round Maps

Results of the first round by department Emmanuel Macron Marine Le Pen François Fillon Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Support for Macron by department and major city
Support for Le Pen by department and major city
Support for Fillon by department and major city
Support for Mélenchon by department and major city

Second Round Maps

Results of the first round by department Emmanuel Macron Marine Le Pen
First-place candidate by commune Emmanuel Macron Marine Le Pen

Public Opinion Polls

Before the election, groups asked people who they planned to vote for. This is called "polling." These charts show how public opinion changed over time for the candidates.

First Round Polls

Second Round Polls

Images for kids

François Bayrou in 2012
Voting materials for the first round of the ecologist primary
Benoît Hamon congratulated by Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo after his primary victory on 29 January
Penelope Fillon in 2007
Marc Joulaud in 2014
Sarkozy in 2015
Alain Juppé in 2015
Yannick Jadot (EELV) withdrew to support Hamon
Marine Le Pen at Moscow Kremlin in 2017
A voting line of French expatriates in Morges, Switzerland
La Rotonde, where Macron celebrated the results of the first round
Supporters of Macron celebrating his victory at the Louvre on 7 May
Voting cards for the second round.

2017 French presidential election facts for kids

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