France Election Results 2017

French Elections 2017

Presidential Election

The first round of the 2017 French presidential election was held on 23 April, with the second round held on 7 May. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Macron won the election with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Le Pen and her far-right National Front party.

Legislative Elections

Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017. Macron's party, La République En Marche! (Republic on the Move!), won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, giving him a strong mandate to implement his agenda.

Background and Proposals

The candidates in the 2017 French presidential election had widely varying backgrounds and proposals. Macron, a former investment banker and economy minister, campaigned on a platform of economic reform and European integration. Le Pen, the leader of the National Front, campaigned on a platform of nationalism and Euroscepticism. The other candidates included François Fillon, the conservative candidate and former prime minister; Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the left-wing candidate and leader of the France Insoumise (Unsubmissive France) party; and Benoît Hamon, the Socialist candidate and former education minister.