Presidential election in France in 1981

The 1981 French presidential election took place on April 26th and May 10th, 1981. It led to the first term of office of François Mitterrand , who prevailed against the incumbent President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in the second ballot. He was elected for a term from 1981 to 1988. At the time of his election, Mitterrand was 64 years old, almost ten years older than Giscard, who had taken office in 1974 at the age of 48. Mitterrand appointed the Mauroy cabinet under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy ten days after the election .

Candidacies

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Results

First ballot

candidate	be right	proportion of
Valery Giscard d'Estaing	8,222,432	28.33%
François Mitterrand	7,505,960	25.86%
Jacques Chirac	5,225,846	18.00%
Georges Marchais	4,456,922	15.35%
Brice Lalonde	1,116,254	3.85%
Arlette Laguiller	668.057	2.30%
Michel Crépeau	642,847	2.21%
Michel Debre	481.821	1.66%
Marie France-Garaud	386.623	1.33%
Huguette Bouchardeau	321.353	1.10%

Second round

Second round results

candidate	be right	proportion of
François Mitterrand	15,708,262	51.76%
Valery Giscard d'Estaing	14.642.306	48.24%

See also

• Political system of France
• Fifth French Republic (since 1958)

Footnotes

1. ↑ http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/acces-par-date/decisions-depuis-1959/1981/declaration-presidentielle-premier-tour-1981/decision-declaration -presidential-premier-tour-1981-du-29-avril-1981.7968.html
2. ↑ http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/acces-par-date/decisions-depuis-1959/1981/proclamation-presidentielle-1981/decision-proclamation-presidentielle-1981 -du-15-may-1981.7970.html