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Summary of the 25 May and 1 June 1997 French National Assembly elections results
Parties and coalitions |
1st round |
2nd round |
Total seats |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) |
PS |
5,977,045 |
23.49 |
9,722,022 |
38.20 |
255 |
|
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) |
PCF |
2,523,405 |
9.92 |
921,716 |
3.62 |
35 |
|
The Greens (Les Verts) |
|
1,738,287 |
6.83 |
414,871 |
1.63 |
7 |
|
Miscellaneous Left-wing |
DVG |
713,082 |
2.80 |
543,789 |
2.14 |
4 |
|
Radical-Socialist Party (Parti radical-socialiste) |
PRS |
389,782 |
1.53 |
558,959 |
2.20 |
12 |
|
Citizens' Movement (Mouvement des citoyens) |
MDC |
263,490 |
1.04 |
see DVG |
see DVG |
7 |
|
Total "Plural Left" |
|
11,605,091 |
45.61 |
12,161,357 |
47.79 |
320 |
|
Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République) |
RPR |
3,983,257 |
15.65 |
5,714,354 |
22.46 |
139 |
|
Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocartie française) |
UDF |
3,617,440 |
14.22 |
5,284,203 |
20.07 |
112 |
|
Miscellaneous Right-wing |
DVD |
1,073,014 |
4.22 |
594,862 |
2.34 |
0 |
|
The Independent Right (La Droite Indépendante) |
LDI |
606,355 |
2.38 |
see DVD |
see DVD |
2 |
|
Total "Presidential Majority" (Right) |
|
9,280,066 |
36,5 |
11,593,419 |
36,5 |
251 |
|
National Front (Front national) |
FN |
3,800,785 |
14.94 |
1,434,854 |
5.64 |
1 |
|
Far-Left |
|
644,051 |
2.53 |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
354,249 |
1.39 |
? |
? |
3 |
|
Others Far-Right |
|
26,759 |
0.11 |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Total |
|
25,423,790 |
100.00 |
25,189,630 |
100.00 |
577 |
Abstention: 32.09% (1st round); 28.48% (2nd round) |