2002 French presidential election facts for kids
The 2002 French presidential election was a presidential election in France that took place on 21 April and 5 May 2002. The incumbent president, Jacques Chirac, decided to run for a second term.
On 21 April 2002, Jacques Chirac from the Rally for the Republic won 19.9% of the vote and Jean-Marie Le Pen from the National Front won 16.9% of the vote. Both candidates advanced to the second round of the election, which Jacques Chirac later easily won with 82.2% of the vote.
Results
| First round 22 April 2017 |
Second round 6 May 2017 |
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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% | |||||||||||||
- Official results from the Constitutional Council of France : 1st round , 2nd round
Images for kids
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A response to the first round of elections, this spray-painted sign was seen on the streets of Paris. Translation: "April 21: I feel sick".
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The 1 May 2002 Labour Day demonstrations for workers' rights included protests against Jean-Marie Le Pen.
See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Francia de 2002 para niños
