PoliticsPresidential Election 2007

The first round of the French Presidential Election was April 22nd – see results. The second round was May 6th - see results. Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President, beating Ségolène Royal.
See the how the candidates' posters were presented for the second round. Or the front of each candidates' flyier sent out before the second round vote.

See the how the candidates' posters were presented for the first round. Or what a French voting card looks like.
You can also see a photos of a French polling station, voting booths and vote counting explanation poster.

A limited number of polling stations have voting machines (machine à voter) for the election. This includes newer machines that came out in 2007. But there were some problems with new machines. Some had to be changed and replaced with the older ones.

You can read an analysis of the Presidential campaign here and here.

Click on the candidate name to see the front of the flyer that was sent out in the voter packet mailed to voters in France.

• Olivier Besancenot: Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Communist League)
• Gérard Schivardi: Parti des travailleurs (Workers' Party)
• Marie-George Buffet: Parti communiste français (French Communist Party)
• François Bayrou: Union pour la démocratie française (United for French Democracy)
• José Bové: No Party
• Dominique Voynet: Les Verts (Greens)
• Philippe de Villiers: Mouvement pour la France (Movement for France)
• Ségolène Royal: Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party)
• Frédéric Nihous: Chasse, pêche, nature, traditions (Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition)
• Jean-Marie Le Pen: Front national (National Front)
• Arlette Laguiller: Lutte ouvrière (Workers Struggle)
• Nicolas Sarkozy: Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement)

Related Links:
Overview of French Elections of 2007
French Elections 2007
French presidential election, 2007 - Wikipedia