1981 French presidential election
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 Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division.
François Mitterrand Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | ||||||||||||||||
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The French presidential election of 1981 took place on 10 May 1981, giving the presidency of France to François Mitterrand, the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Eder, Richard (11 May 1981). "Mitterrand Beats Giscard; Socialist Victory Reverses Trend of 23 Years in France". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
