France: President, 23 April 2017

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of France

Note on the Results: *Only candidates who received more than 5% of the total vote are listed in the results section.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State:  President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012)
• Head of Government:  Prime Minister Bernard CAZENEUVE (since 6 December 2016)
• Assembly:  France has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate (Senat) of 348 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) of 577 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds to a 5-year term.
• If no single candidate achieves an absolute majority in the first round, the two candidates with the most votes will proceed to a second-round.

Last Election:

• President Francois HOLLANDE of the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) defeated incumbent President Nicolas SARKOZY of the Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) in a second round vote, 51% to 48%.

Main candidates in the election:

• Franciois Fillon
  • Republican Party (LR) / Les Républicains[1]
• Benoit Hamon
  • Socialist Party / Parti Socialiste (PS)
• Marine Le Pen
  • National Front / Front National (FN)
• Emmanuel Macron
  • Independent: On the Move / En Marche  
• Jean-Luc Mélenchon
  • Independent: Unsubmissive France / La France insourmise

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population:  62,814,233 (July 2016-excluding overseas regions)
• Registered Voters:  46,066,499 (2012)

Gender Data:

• Female Population:  34,124,393 (July 2016)
• Is France a signatory to CEDAW:  Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has France ratified CEDAW:  Yes (14 December 1980)
• Gender Quota:  Yes
• Female candidates in this election:  Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians:  238 (2015)
• Human Development Index Position:  22 (2014)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  Very Low

Disability Data:

• Is France a signatory to CRPD:  Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has France ratified CRPD:  Yes (18 February 2010)
• Population with a disability:  9,422,135[2]