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French Election Betting Headlines
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The current President of France Emmanuelle Macron wins a second presidential term with around 60% of the vote.
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He vows to be President for all the people.
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However, he failed to secure an outright Parliamentary majority and will need to form alliances with smaller parties.
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A snap French General Election could be next on the cards.
French Election April 2022 Results
| Candidate | 1st Round % | 2nd Round % |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Macron | 27.85% | 58.55% |
| Marine Le Pen | 23.15% | 41.45% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | 21.95% | |
| Éric Zemmour | 7.07% | |
| Others | 19.96% |
President Macron
French Parliament
The Parliamentary election that took place in June 2022 differs from the Presidential election.
Here you need 289 seats for a majority with the President's party (LREM) and his coalition partners falling short by 44, In total, they lost 102 seats.
The big winners were from the left (NUPES) and right-wing groupings (National Rally, Union of Right and Centre) of french politics.
| Parties | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Ensemble Alliance | 38.57% | 244 |
| NESPU | 31.60% | 127 |
| National Rally | 17.30% | 89 |
| Union of the Right and Centre | 7.29% | 64 |
This will make legislation incredibly difficult for the LREM alliance and gridlock could ensue.
We may be seeing another French General election sooner than was being considered by anyone.
French Election History
The candidates are lining up from across the political spectrum to frustrate Macron now he has a reduced majority.
If no candidate secures an absolute majority in the first round, a second round of voting takes place between the two candidates who secured the most votes.
That is what happened in the 2017 election with the final result below.
1st Round
| Candidate | Political Party | Percentage Of First Vote
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| Emmanuelle Macron
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LREM
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24.01% |
| Marine Le Pen
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Front National
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21.03% |
| Francois Fillon | The Republicans | 20.01% |
| Jean Luc - Melenchon | La France Insoumise | 19.58% |
| Benoit Hamon | Socialists | 6.36% |
| Nicolas Dupont -Aignan | Debout La France | 4.70% |
2nd Round
| Candidate | Political Party | Percentage Of Second Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuelle Macron | LREM | 66.10% |
| Marine Le Pen | Front National | 33.90% |
5th Republic French Presidents
Unlike Britain new parties spring up from the ashes of previous parties and the presidential candidate runs on that new party's ticket.
As an example of this Valery Giscard D'Estaing won the Presidency as an Independent Republican, that then became the Republican Party, who then joined the Union For French Democracy.
| 5th Republic French Presidents | Tenure | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuelle Macron | 2017 - Present Day | LREF |
| Francois Holland | 2012- 2017 | Socialist Party |
| Nicolas Sarkozy | 2007 -2012 | UMP |
| Jacques Chirac | 1995 -2007 | RPR/UPM |
| Francois Mitterrand | 1981- 1995 | Socialist Party |
| Valery Giscard D'Estaing | 1974-1981 | Republican |
| Georges Pompidou | 1969-1974 | UDR |
| Charles De Gaulle | 1959 -1969 | UNR |
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Placing A Bet On The French Election
Placing A Political Bet
- There is nothing complicated about betting on the French Presidential Election 2022, it is a betting market just like a list of horses for the Grand National.
- You simply need to go to your favourite betting app and head to the Political section in the menu, then select French Presidential Election 2022
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- We have in-depth reviews so you can see what other users think of them before deciding, or head over to the free bets page where you can see the list of welcome offers currently available from all betting sites.
Select A Bookmaker to bet on The French Presidential Election
- If you don't have a currently active online betting app on your phone, take a look at the list of available bookmakers. Betway, Paddy Power, William Hill + many others have French Election betting available.
- Click to see Free bets
- Here you will see the option to look at the list of actors being offered as options to bet on.
- All you need to do is click on your selection.
- This will open up the bet slip, at which point you will see confirmation of the betting odds being offered
- Now you choose your stake - most betting sites will show you how much you can expect to have returned if your prediction is correct.
- If you are happy, simple hit, PLACE BET, to confirm your selection, stake, and bet.
- You will be given a receipt for your bet and it will appear in your open bets in your account details.
- Then it's just a matter of waiting to see who is finally chosen
Placing A Bet On A Betting Exchange
- A betting exchange gives you the option to (Back) or (Lay) or (Trade) a selection.
- You back a candidate at say 11/4, if the candidate starts to do well their price could shorten, you then have the opportunity to bet against (Lay) that selection and win whatever the outcome.
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