who won 2012 presidential election in france?
Nicolas Sarkozy
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 For the 2012 presidential election , opinion polls showed Marine Le Pen as a serious challenger , with a few polls even suggesting that she could win the first round of the election . In the event , Le Pen came third in the first round , scoring 17 @.@ 9 % – the best showing ever for the FN . 

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 In two polls about presidential favourites in April and May 2013 , Marine le Pen polled ahead of president François Hollande but behind Nicolas Sarkozy . 

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 The electronic ballot began at 10 : 26 UTC , and the first three rounds eliminated Moscow , New York City and Madrid , respectively . After a city was eliminated , members from that city 's country were allowed to vote in the following rounds . London and Paris made it to the fourth and final round of voting , which concluded at 10 : 45 UTC . An hour later , at 11 : 49 UTC , London was formally announced as the winner by Jacques Rogge . Approximately one billion viewers watched the announcement on live television . 

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 The 2002 presidential election was the first in France to include a National Front candidate in the run @-@ off , after Jean @-@ Marie Le Pen beat the Socialist candidate in the first round . In the run @-@ off , he finished a distant second to Jacques Chirac . Due to the French electoral system , the party 's representation in public office has been limited , despite its significant share of the vote . 

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 It was also decided that the race would start at 3 : 00 pm local time , one hour earlier than the normal 4 : 00 pm , to allow French spectators more time to vote in the 17 June French legislative election . 
