The French will elect their president in May 2017, but, in all likelihood, 10% of the 45 million-strong electorate may have already made a definitive decision about who the next president will be.
Under the French electoral system, citizens elect the president directly through a two-round election. If none of the candidates gets an absolute majority in the first round, the two highest scoring ones compete in the second, thus ensuring that the president will be elected with more than 50% of the votes cast. Or, as observers have summarised cynically, “In the first round, you choose the candidate of …read more
French polls: a foregone conclusion?
