FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1969

'The 1969 French presidential election' occurred due to the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle.

Contents
First round
Second round
First round

Candidate Party Vote Percent
Georges PompidouUnion for the Defense of the Republic (UDR)10,051,81644.46%
Alain PoherProgress and Modern Democracy (PDM)5,268,56123.30%
Jacques DuclosFrench Communist Party (PCF)4,808,285 21.27%
Gaston DefferreFrench Section of the Workers International (SFIO)1,133,222 5.01%
Michel RocardUnified Socialist Party (PSU)816,471 3.61%
Louis DucatelIndependent286,447 1.26%
Alain KrivineRevolutionary Communist League (LCR)239,106 1.05%
'Total''22,603,908''100%'

Second round

Candidate Party Vote Percent
Georges PompidouUnion for the Defense of the Republic (UDR)11,064,371 58.21%
Alain PoherProgress and Modern Democracy (PDM)7,943,118 41.78%
'Total''19,007,489''100%'

Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division. Georges Pompidou: blue; Alain Poher: sky-blue


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