Presidential elections were held in France on 10 and 24 April 2022. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen and was re-elected as President of France. [1] Macron, from La République En Marche!

Jul 9, 2024 · President Emmanuel Macron called France’s snap parliamentary election to “clarify” the political situation. But after the shock second-round results, the waters are more muddied than they...

There were 15 presidential elections in France during the government known as the Third Republic (1870–1940). According to the Constitutional Laws of 1875, the President was elected by an absolute majority of votes by the two houses …

The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces.As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and …

How is the President of the French Republic elected? Who can vote? What are the main stages in the election? To officially be a candidate, contenders must, among other things, be nominated by at least 500 elected representatives (e.g. mayors, deputies).

Apr 25, 2022 · Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet. He won...

Apr 24, 2022 · Emmanuel Macron has won France’s presidential election, fending off a historic challenge from far-right candidate Marine Le Pen during Sunday’s runoff vote. Macron took 58.5% of Sunday’s vote,...

Jul 6, 2024 · The presidency of France's Emmanuel Macron could shift dramatically depending on the outcome of a closely watched vote this Sunday. The snap election the president called could result in...

Jul 8, 2024 · His alliance, drawn up in a hurry for President Macron's surprise election, includes his own radical France Unbowed, along with Greens, Socialists and Communists and even Trotskyists. But their...

Since the 1962 constitutional reform, the President of the French Republic has been elected by universal suffrage under a simple-majority two-round system, with the same procedures still used today. The Presidential election thus became a major social and media event.