European Parliament election, 1999 (France)
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On June 13 1994 the fifth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Once again, abstention was very high- only 47% of eligible voters voted.
Charles Pasqua's dissident Rally for France surpassed President Jacques Chirac's RPR, led by Nicolas Sarkozy. Minor parties, including Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions and the far-left Workers' Struggle obtained a very good score and elected 6 and 5 MEP's respectively.
[edit] Results
| Parties and coalitions | Top Candidate | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) | François Hollande | 21.95 | 22 | ||
| Rally for France (Rassemblement pour la France) | Charles Pasqua | 13.05 | 13 | ||
| Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République) | Nicolas Sarkozy | 12.82 | 12 | ||
| The Greens (Les Verts) | Daniel Cohn-Bendit | 9.72 | 9 | ||
| Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie Française) | François Bayrou | 9.28 | 9 | ||
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | Robert Hue | 6.78 | 6 | ||
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (Chasse, pêche, nature, traditions) | Jean Saint-Josse | 6.77 | 6 | ||
| National Front (Front national) | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 5.69 | 5 | ||
| Workers' Struggle (Lutte ouvrière) / Revolutionary Communist League (Ligue communiste révolutionnaire) | Arlette Laguiller | 5.18 | 5 | ||
| National Republican Movement (Mouvement national républicain) | Bruno Mégret | 3.28 | 0 | ||
| Others | 5.48 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 87 | |||
| Abstention: 53.00% (1st round) | |||||
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