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PoliticsFrench Socialist Party Presidential Primary
On October 9th and 16th 2011 in a first for French politics a political party – Parti socialiste (PS) held an open presidential primary to select its candidate for the 2012 Presidential election. The primary was called ‘Les primaires citoyennes’ – the Citizens Primary.
The primary was open to all registered voters with the condition that voters sign a pledge that they have leftwing values and contribute 1€ to help pay for the primary.
The first round saw 2.4 million voters take to the polls. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round there was a second round on October 16th. The second round saw 2.8 million voters take to the polls.
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First Round (October 9th, 2011)
| Candidate - Party | Total Votes | Percentage of Vote |
| François Hollande - Parti socialiste | 902,836 | 39.2% |
| Martine Aubry - Parti socialiste | 704,281 | 30.6% |
| Arnaud Montebourg - Parti socialiste | 391,513 | 17% |
| Ségolène Royal - Parti socialiste | 158,039 | 6.9% |
| Manuel Valls - Parti socialiste | 130,949 | 5.7% |
| Jean-Michel Baylet - Parti radical de gauche | 15,077 | 0.7% |
Second Round (October 16th, 2011)
| Candidate - Party | Total Votes | Percentage of Vote |
| François Hollande - Parti socialiste | 1,607,268 | 56.6% |
| Martine Aubry - Parti socialiste | 1,233,899 | 43.4% |
Related Link:
Citizens Primary
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