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    France’s Presidential Elections

    When are the presidential elections in France?

    The first round is on 18 April 2027 and the runoff is on 2 May 2027.

    France elects its president every five years. The next vote takes place on 18 April 2027 for the first round and 2 May 2027 for the second round, in mainland France.

    If no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes cast in the first round, the two leading candidates face each other two weeks later. The winner of that runoff becomes president.

    The final list of candidates is not yet official. Each hopeful needs 500 sponsorships from elected officials, and the Constitutional Council publishes the definitive list shortly before the campaign.

    Explore France's 2027 presidential election

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    Official calendar: service-public.gouv.fr. This page is a general explainer and will be updated as the campaign develops.

    Teaching and learning

    Intended audience: Undergraduate students in French studies, history, political science and related fields; independent adult learners.

    Suggested uses: Guided data interpretation, election comparison and evidence-based discussion.

    After using this resource, learners should be able to:

    • Interpret the election results, turnout figures and ballot statistics presented in this resource.
    • Identify the election, round, geographic scope and denominator before comparing figures.
    • Distinguish descriptive patterns in the data from claims about individual voting motives.

    Use the objectives that correspond to the material available on this page. Collection pages provide entry points to individual resources; unfinished or unavailable material is not a completed learning activity.

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