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Question 1

Since 1962, has there been a majority in the first round of Pres elections?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

Who were the top 4 candidates in the 2017 Pres elections?

Answer 2

Macron, 24%
Le Pen 21.3%
Fillon 20%
Melehconfed 19.6%

Question 3

Who got through to the second round?

Answer 3

Le Pen (33.9) and Macron (66.1%)

Question 4

How many spoiled votes were there in the second round in 2017?

Answer 4

10%

Question 5

How many seats compared to percentage share did Macron’s party get in 2017?

Answer 5

Seats = 308
Share = 43% = this is unproportional as they had 53.4% of the seats so no

Question 6

What was the presidential turnout in 2012 vs 2017? 9first round)

Answer 6

2012 = 56.3
2017 = 47.6

Question 7

What was the presidential turnout in 2012 vs 2017? second round)

Answer 7

2012 = 53.3
2017 = 38.4 this is because over 60% didnt turn up which is the highest since 1958 which is when the fifth republic was founded so this proves the negatives of the two round system in terms of preferential candidates vs nah