French presidential election, 1969
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The 1969 French presidential election, occured due to the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle.
[edit] Second round
| President: | Georges Pompidou, Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent: | Alain Poher, Progress and Modern Democracy (PDM) | ||
| Vote: | Winner: 11,064,371 (58.21%) | Opponent: 7,943,118 (41.78%) | |
[edit] First round
| Candidate | Party | Vote | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Pompidou | Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) | 10,051,816 | 44.46% |
| Alain Poher | Progress and Modern Democracy (PDM) | 5,268,561 | 23.30% |
| Jacques Duclos | French Communist Party (PCF) | 4,808,285 | 21.27% |
| Gaston Defferre | French Section of the Workers International (SFIO) | 1,133,222 | 5.01% |
| Michel Rocard | Unified Socialist Party (PSU) | 816,471 | 3.61% |
| Louis Ducatel | Independent | 286,447 | 1.26% |
| Alain Krivine | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 239,106 | 1.05% |
[edit] See also
| French Presidential elections |
|
1958 | 1965 | 1969 | 1974 | 1981 | 1988 | 1995 | 2002 | 2007 |
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