French Presidential Election, 2012

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The 2012 French Presidential Election will be held in April 22 and May 6, 2012. The latter date is being used for a run-off if necessary. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be eligible to run for a second successive term during this election.

The official campaign will start just a few weeks before the first round of voting. The primaries among the opposition parties will be held starting January 2011 (National Front) and October 2011 (Socialist Party).

Contents 1 Announced Candidates 1.1 Union for a Popular Movement 1.2 Socialist Party 1.3 National Front 1.4 The Greens 1.5 Democratic Movement 1.6 French Communist Party 1.7 Left Party 1.8 United Republic 1.9 New Anticapitalist Party 2 See Also

Announced Candidates

Union for a Popular Movement

• Nicolas Sarkozy - Current President of France

Socialist Party

• Party Martine Aubry - First Secretary of the Socialist
• Francois Hollande - President of the General Council of Corrèze, former First Secretary of Socialist Party and MP
• Arnaud Montebourg - President of the General Council of Saône-et-Loire and MP
• Segolene Royal - President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes
• Manuel Valls - Essonne MP and Mayor of Évry
• Christian Pierret - Former Minister in the Jospin's government, and Mayor of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

National Front

• Marine Le Pen - MEP and FN President

The Greens

• Nicolas Hulot - Documentary filmmaker and environmentalist
• Eva Joly - MEP and former magistrate

Democratic Movement

French Communist Party

• Alain Bocquet - Nord MP

Left Party

• Jean-Luc Mélenchon - MEP

United Republic

• Dominique de Villepin - Former Prime Minister

New Anticapitalist Party

• Philippe Poutou

See Also

• French Legislative Election, 2012

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