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PoliticsFrench Legislative Elections 2012

Analysis and election results.

French legislative elections took place on June 10th (Ballots & Envelopes, Stamped Voting Card and Polling Station) and 17th (Posters, Stamped Voting Card, Ballots & Envelopes and Polling Station) 2012. These elections follow the presidential election that took place on April 22nd and May 6th won by François Hollande.

All 577 seats in France's parliament were up for re-election. This was the first legislative election following redistricting in 2010. During redistricting 11 constituencies for overseas residents were created. French overseas residents voted May 23rd to 29th for the first round and June 6th to 12th for the second round.

Voting took place over two rounds, unless a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote with a vote total of more than 25% of total registered voters. If neither of these conditions are meet, all candidates who receive a vote count of more than 12.5% of total registered voters go on to the second round. If only one candidate reaches this, then the candidate with second most votes makes it to the second round. If no candidate has more than 12.5% of total registered voters then the top two candidates make it to the second round.

Because more than two candidates can make it to the second round it's possible to have a triangulaire (3 candidates) or a quadrangulaire (4 candidates). Meaning that the candidate elected might not have more than 50% of the vote in the second round.

Legislative candidates for the third district in Haute-Savoie.

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