French presidential election, 2017

Next French presidential election
France
April and May 2017 (presumptive)
Incumbent President

François Hollande
PS
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The next French presidential election is scheduled to be held in April and May 2017. However, it might be held earlier under exceptional circumstances (resignation or death of the President).

Candidates

National Front

  1. ^ "French far right is at the 'gates of power', PM Valls warns". France 24. September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 

France Arise

  1. ^ "Debout la France, le défi régional pour lancer Nicolas Dupont-Aignan vers la présidentielle". France 3. November 25, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

Socialist Party

Based on previous presidential elections, President François Hollande is likely to run for his second and final term. However, Le Figaro has speculated that the Socialist Party will nominate a different candidate, due to Hollande's low approval ratings.[1] Hollande has suggested that he may not stand for re-election if he fails to reduce the French unemployment rate by the end of his term.[2] He stated this point again in February 2015, saying that "if after five years, a President cannot meet the objective that he had when he got elected, he cannot be once more a candidate for the highest office in the country".[3]

Potential

  1. ^ Julien Ponthus (September 6, 2014). "French President Francois Hollande vows to finish in 2017 despite approval rating hitting record low". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 
  2. ^ a b "The great Socialist split: a storm in a teacup?". Policy Network. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Teacup" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Michaël Bloch (September 6, 2014). "Valls va se présenter à la présidentielle de 2017, pronostique un ex-ministre PS". Le JDD. Retrieved June 1, 2015. 

The Republicans

In May of 2015, the Union for a Popular Movement changed its name to The Republicans.

Announced

  1. ^ "Primaire de l'UMP : Fillon sera candidat "quoi qu'il arrive"". Le Monde. May 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 
  2. ^ Inti Laundaro (August 20, 2014). "Alain Juppé Declares Intention to Seek French Presidency in 2017". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 
  3. ^ "Primaire à droite : Frédéric Lefebvre vient gonfler la liste des candidats". Le Monde. January 21, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 
  4. ^ "Présidentielle 2017: Nadine Morano candidate à la primaire à droite". 20 Minutes. September 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 
  5. ^ "Hervé Mariton candidat à la primaire à droite pour 2017". Huffingtonpost. September 20, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 
  6. ^ "Le président de l'ancien parti de Christine Boutin candidat à la primaire de droite". L'Express. September 14, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

Potential

  1. ^ a b Vinocur, Nicholas (11 January 2016). "Big fight for the French Right". Politico Europe. Retrieved 11 January 2016. 
  2. ^ spanner44 (14 June 2015). "Republican primary : Alain Juppe Preferred over Nicolas Sarkozy/". Life in France. Retrieved 21 January 2016. 
  3. ^ Kim Willsher (January 22, 2014). "Nicolas Sarkozy plans 2017 comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 
  4. ^ "Jean-François Copé "n'hésitera pas" à se présenter à la primaire de l'UMP". Europe 1. April 30, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

Democratic Movement

Potential

  1. ^ "Bayrou sans doute candidat en 2017 si Sarkozy gagne la primaire de la droite". Francetv. November 12, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

The Greens

Announced

  1. ^ "Michèle Rivasi candidate à la candidature pour la Présidentielle 2017". France Bleu. August 21, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

Potential

  1. ^ "Hollande is ‘nobody’s president’ says former French minister". France 24. August 21, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014. 

Other

  1. ^ "Le premier candidat à l'élection présidentielle s'est déclaré". France Bleu. April 25, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 

Opinion polls

References

  1. ↑ "EXCLUSIF - Le sondage choc qui fait trembler le PS". Le Figaro.
  2. ↑ Helen Reegan (November 7, 2014). "French President François Hollande May Not Stand for Re-Election". Time Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Philippe Wojazer (February 5, 2015). "France's Hollande says won't run in 2017 election if unemployment hasn't fallen". Reuters. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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