France
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.In the Senate (Sénat) 321 members are elected by electoral college to serve 9-year terms. In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) 577 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for Natural Legislature | TRS |
| Type | Plurality/Majority |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 577, 577 |
| Electoral System for President | TRS |
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Most recent election
(courtesy of wikipedia)
The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term.
The winner, decided on 6 May 2007, was Nicolas Sarkozy. The first round of voting took place on Sunday, 22 April 2007. As no candidate obtained an absolute majority, a second round between the two leading candidates, Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal, took place on Sunday, 6 May 2007.
Sarkozy and Royal both represented a generational change; Sarkozy is the first president born after World War II and the first not to have been in politics under Charles de Gaulle.
Electing a President - Two-Round Systems
