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1981 French presidential election
1981 presidential election in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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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