1988 French presidential election

← 1981 24 April 1988 (first round) 8 May 1988 (second round) 1995 →

Candidate François Mitterrand Jacques Chirac Party PS RPR Popular vote 16,704,279 14,218,970 Percentage 54.0% 46.0%

Results of the second round by department Mitterrand:      50–55%      55–60%      >60% Chirac:      >50%

President before election François Mitterrand PS Elected President François Mitterrand PS

Presidential elections happened in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988.

In 1981, the Socialist Party leader, François Mitterrand, was elected President of France and the Left won the legislative election.

However, in 1986, the right regained a parliamentary majority.

• [1] Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Radio-TV debate Jacques Chirac/François Mitterrand
• [2] Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Announcement of the result of the second round, on TV

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