1995 French presidential election
Presidential elections were held in France on 23 April, with a second round on 7 May. Following his tenure as Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac launched his third campaign for the presidency of the French Republic. Campaigning heavily on the theme of healing the country's "social rift" (fracture sociale), Chirac faced a highly competitive field in the first round of voting, finishing slightly behind the Socialist Party candidate Lionel Jospin. In the second-round runoff held, Jacques Chirac won the majority of the popular vote, defeating Jospin to claim the presidency. International media outlets heavily documented the shift in French political leadership. According to contemporary English news reports, Jacques Chirac, the conservative mayor of Paris, finally won France's presidency in his third attempt, defeating Lionel Jospin. The outcome brought an end to 14 consecutive years of Socialist presidency under François Mitterrand, successfully shifting executive control of the state back to...
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