Marseille municipal election, 2008

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Municipal and mayoral elections will be held in Marseille in March 2008, at the same time as other municipal elections. The current Mayor of the city, Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) will face Socialist candidate and Senator Jean-Noël Guérini. While polls in January and February indicated that Gaudin was safe, newer polls show the race tied and the 3rd sector of the city, a marginal UMP area, will likely decide the election. Elections in Marseille depend not on the number of votes polled but the number of sectors won (there are 8 sectors). The same system applies in Lyon and Paris.

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Municipal Election 2008: Marseille (city-wide)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Jean-Claude Gaudin*
PS Jean-Noël Guérini
National Front Stéphane Ravier
MoDem Jean-Luc Bennahmias
Far-left Armelle Chevassu
New Centre Lionnel Courtois
Turnout
UMP
PS
Turnout
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