The former Front National had its first success in the 1988 presidential elections. Then chaired by Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right party obtained about 4.4 million votes in this election, which was won by the Parti Socialiste and François Mitterrand, and 4.5 million in the following elections. Since then, the Lepenist party has seen its number of votes increase with each new presidential election, except for the 2007 election, where it won less than 3.8 million votes. In 2002, Jean-Marie Le Pen reached the second round for the first time against Jacques Chirac. The party, now chaired by Marine Le Pen, reached the second round a second time in 2017, when it recorded a record number of votes - more than ten million - and a third time in the elections of 2022.
Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022
The Rassemblement National was called Front National until 2018. It was chaired by Jean-Marie Le Pen from its creation to 2011, then by his daughter Marine Le Pen.
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Observatoire des Votes en France. (April 10, 2022). Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/
Observatoire des Votes en France. "Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022." Chart. April 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/
Observatoire des Votes en France. (2022). Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/
Observatoire des Votes en France. "Number of Votes Collected by The Front National/Rassemblement National in The First Round of Presidential Elections in France from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/
Observatoire des Votes en France, Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of votes collected by the Front National/Rassemblement National in the first round of presidential elections in France from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Observatoire des Votes en France, April 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313118/number-votes-rassemblement-national-french-presidential-election/
