2022 French presidential election Facts for Kids

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2022 French presidential election

← 2017

Between 8 and 23 April 2022 (first round)
Two weeks after the first round (second round)

2027 →

Incumbent President

Emmanuel Macron
La République En Marche!

The 2022 French presidential election was a big event where people in France chose their leader. The first round of voting happened between April 8 and 23, 2022. If no one won more than half of the votes in the first round, a second round of voting was held two weeks later. This second round is called a runoff. In a runoff, only the top two candidates from the first round compete.

The person who was president before this election was Emmanuel Macron. He belongs to the political party called La République En Marche! (which means "The Republic On The Move!"). He won the election in 2017. His time as president was set to end on May 13, 2022. He was allowed to run for president again.

Who Ran for President?
- Main Candidates Who Declared
- Other Important People Who Did Not Run
What Did People Think?
- First Round Predictions
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Who Ran for President?

Many people wanted to become the next president of France. Here are some of the main candidates who officially announced they were running.

Main Candidates Who Declared

Marine Le Pen
- She is the leader of the National Rally party.
- She has been a member of the French Parliament since 2017.
- She was also a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2017.

Marine Le Pen

Jean Lassalle
- He is part of the Résistons! (Let's Resist!) party.
- He has been a member of the French Parliament since 2002.
- He used to be the mayor of a town called Lourdios-Ichère for many years.

Jean Lassalle

Joachim Son-Forget
- He is from the Valeur absolue (Absolute Value) party.
- He has been a member of the French Parliament since 2017.

Joachim Son-Forget

Jean-Luc Mélenchon
- He is the leader of the France Unbowed party.
- He has been a member of the French Parliament since 2017.
- He was also a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2017.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Other Important People Who Did Not Run

Some well-known politicians decided not to run for president in 2022. These included:

Jacques Cheminade: He ran for president in 1995, 2012, and 2017.
François Fillon: He was the Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012.
Anne Hidalgo: She has been the Mayor of Paris since 2014.
Gérard Larcher: He is the president of the French Senate.
Bruno Le Maire: He has been the Minister of Economy and Finance since 2017.
Marion Maréchal: She was a member of the French Parliament from 2012 to 2017.
Philippe Poutou: He ran for president in 2012 and 2017.
François Hollande: He was the President of France from 2012 to 2017.

What Did People Think?

Before the election, groups asked people who they planned to vote for. This is called opinion polling. These polls help show which candidates are popular at different times.