France: President, 7 May 2017

At stake in this election: 

• The office of the president of France

Description of government structure: 

• Chief of State: President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012) 
• Head of Government:  Prime Minister Bernard CAZENEUVE (since 6 December 2016)
• Assembly:  France has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate (Senat) of 348 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) of 577 seats

Description of electoral system: 

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds to a 5-year term with eligibility for re-election.
• If no single candidate achieves an absolute majority in the first round, the two candidates with the most votes will proceed to the second round.

Last Election: 

• Emmanuel MACRON and Marine LE PEN received 24% and 21% of the vote, respectively, in the first round. Francois FILLON, Jean-Luc MELENCHON and Benoit HAMON each received between 20% and 5% of the vote and did not advance.

Main candidates in the election: 

• Emmanuel MACRON
  • Independent: On the Move / En Marche  
• Marine LE PEN
  • National Front / Front National (FN)

Population and number of registered voters: 

• Population:  62,814,233 (July 2016-excluding overseas regions) 
• Registered Voters:  47,582,183 (2017)

Gender Data:  

• Female Population:  34,124,393 (July 2016) 
• Is France a signatory to CEDAW:  Yes (17 July 1980) 
• Has France ratified CEDAW:  Yes (14 December 1980) 
• Gender Quota:  Yes 
• Female candidates in this election:   Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians:  155 (2015) 
• Human Development Index Position:  22 (2014) 
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  Very Low 

Disability Data:  

• Is France a signatory to CRPD:  Yes (30 March 2007) 
• Has France ratified CRPD:  Yes (18 February 2010) 
• Population with a disability:  9,422,135[1]