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French presidential election, 1969

The 1969 French presidential election occurred due to the resignation of President Charles de Gaulle.

First round

Candidate Party Vote Percent
Georges Pompidou Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) 10,051,816 44.46%
Alain Poher Progress and Modern Democracy (PDM) 5,268,561 23.30%
Jacques Duclos French Communist Party (PCF) 4,808,285 21.27%
Gaston Defferre French Section of the Workers International (SFIO) 1,133,222 5.01%
Michel Rocard Unified Socialist Party (PSU) 816,471 3.61%
Louis Ducatel Independent 286,447 1.26%
Alain Krivine Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 239,106 1.05%
Total 22,603,908 100%

Second round

Candidate Party Vote Percent
Georges Pompidou Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR) 11,064,371 58.21%
Alain Poher Progress and Modern Democracy (PDM) 7,943,118 41.78%
Total 19,007,489 100%
Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division. Georges Pompidou: blue; Alain Poher: sky-blue
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Results of the second round: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division. Georges Pompidou: blue; Alain Poher: sky-blue



 
 
 

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