1969 French presidential election

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1969 French presidential election

← 1965 1 June 1969 (first round)
15 June 1969 (second round)
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Candidate Georges Pompidou Alain Poher
Party UDR CD
Popular vote 11,064,371 7,943,118
Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

Results of the first round by department

Results of the second round by department

President before election

Alain Poher
(acting President after Charles de Gaulle resigned in April)
CD

Elected President

Georges Pompidou
UDR

The 1969 French presidential election took place on 1 June and 15 June 1969. It happened after the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle on 28 April 1969.

More readings[change | change source]

  • Goldey, David B. (1969), "The French Presidential Election of 1st and 15th June 1969", Parliamentary Affairs: 320–348, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a051500
  • Penniman, Howard. "French Elections, 1969." World Affairs 132.2 (1969): 101–117. online