France
Head of State:President François Hollande
Head of Government:Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale):577 members
Last available election results:Presidential, 22 April and 6 May 2012
Last election:Parliamentary, 10 and 17 June 2012
Next election:Presidential, due 2017
Parliamentary elections
1993-2007, round 1. Selected parties.
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMP - Union for a Popular Movement | Conservative | 39,54 | 313 |
| PS - Socialist Party | Social Democratic | 24,73 | 186 |
| MoDem - Democratic Movement | Conservative | 7,61 | 3 |
| PCF - French Communist Party | Communist | 4,29 | 15 |
| Verts - The Greens | Ecologist | 3,25 | 4 |
| NC - New Centre | - | 2,37 | 22 |
Presidential Elections
Election results 2012, Counry and NUTS 1.
EP elections
The election for the European Parliament in 2009 turned out fine for President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party, which took 27.88 percent of the vote (29 seats), leaving the opposition Socialist Party, PS, with 16.48 percent (14 seats)..[read more..]
Election results 2009, national summary
EU related referendums
Apart from the European Economic Community enlargement referendum in 1972, France have held two EU-related referendums: on the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, held in May 2005..[read more].
