How you would have voted - French Presidential Elections

[Kingpoleon]

Furthermore, in 1981, why would you vote for Chirac in the votes round yet against him in the second?

...because he wasn't on the ballot in the second round.

Yeah, sorry, clash's post there confused me.

[Intell]

Revised

1965: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1969: Rocard/Poher
1974: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1981: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1988: Juquin/Mitterrand
1995: Jospin/Jospin
2002: Jospin/Chirac
2007: Besancenot/Royal
2012: Melenchon/Hollande
2017: Melenchon/Marcon

[America Needs R'hllor]

1965
First Round - Charles de Gaulle
Second Round - Charles de Gaulle

1969
First Round - Alain Poher
Second Round - Alain Poher

1974
First Round - François Mitterrand
Second Round - François Mitterrand

1981
First Round - François Mitterrand
Second Round - François Mitterrand

1988
First Round - François Mitterrand
Second Round - François Mitterrand

1995
First Round - Édouard Balladur
Second Round - Lionel Jospin

2002
First Round - François Bayrou
Second Round - Jacques Chirac

2007
First Round - François Bayrou
Second Round - Ségolène Royal

2012
First Round - François Bayrou
Second Round - François Hollande

2017
First Round - Emmanuel Macron
Second Round - Emmanuel Macron

[Wikipedia delenda est]

1965: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1969: Rocard/Poher
1974: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1981: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1988: Mitterrand/Mitterrand
1995: Jospin/Jospin
2002: Jospin/Chirac
2007: Royal/Royal
2012: Hollande/Hollande
2017: Hamon/Macron

[Kamala]

2017: Macron/Macron (LREM)
2012: Joly (EELV)/Hollande (PS)
2007: Bayrou (UDF)/Royal (PS)
2002: Taubira (PRG)/Chirac (RPR) (with hindsight, would've voted for Jospin)
1995: Voynet (VEC)/Jospin (PS)
1988: Mitterrand/Mitterrand (PS)
1981: Crépeau (PRG)/Mitterrand (PS)
1974: Sebag (MFE)/Mitterand (PS)
1969: Ducatel (sans étiquette)/Poher (CD)
1965: Mitterand/Mitterand (CIR)

[jaichind]

1965: Tixier-Vignancour/de Gaulle
1969: Pompidou/Pompidou
1974: d'Estaing/d'Estaing
1981: Chirac/d'Estaing
1988: Chirac/Chirac
1995: Chirac/Chirac
2002: Chirac/Chirac
2007: Sarkozy/Sarkozy
2012: Sarkozy/Sarkozy
2017: Fillon/Marcon

[Dr. MB]

1965: Mitterand/Mitterand
1969: Duclos/Pompidou
1974: Mitterand/Mitterand
1981: Mitterand/Mitterand
1988: Mitterand/Mitterand
1995: Jospin/Jospin
2002: Chevènement/Chirac
2007: Royal/Royal
2012: Mélenchon/Hollande
2017: Mélenchon/Le Pen

[Former President tack50]

2017: Melenchon as "useful voting" (prefer Hamon)/ Macron
2012: Hollande / Hollande
2007: Royal / Royal
2002: Jospin / abstain (Chirac at gunpoint)
1995: Jospin / Jospin
1988: Miterrand / Miterrand
1981: Miterrand / Miterrand
1974: Giscard D'Estaing / Giscard D'Estaing
1969: Deferre / Poher
1964: Mitterrand / Mitterrand

[augbell]

1965: Mitterrand (Union of Left) - Mitterrand(Union of Left)
1969: Duclos (Communist) - abstain
1974: Mitterrand (Union of Left) - Mitterrand (Union of Left)
1981: Mitterrand (socialist) - Mitterrand (socialist)
1988: Mitterrand (socialist) - Mitterrand (socialist)
1995: Jospin (socialist) - Jospin (socialist)
2002: Chevènement (republican left) - Chirac (right)
2007: I was 8, I supported Bayrou (centrist) and Buffet (communist) for the first round, and Royal (socialist) for the second. If I had been mature, it would have been Fabius (socialist) for the socialist primaries, and then Royal (socialist) - Royal (socialist)
2012: Hollande (socialist) - Hollande (socialist). For the socialist primaries, back in 2012 I was for Valls, but now I'd be for Montebourg
2017: my first vote, Mélenchon (unsubdued France) - Macron (liberal centrist) . I supported Montebourg in the socialist primaries

[Lechasseur]

LR all the way through up until 2017.

Back when the election happened, I was pro-Marine Le Pen. I thought she was different in that she represented a marked shift in her father's racist, xenophobic policies and pursued those that did not follow the same path.  In addition, she is anti-EU, which I also am.

Now, while I still hold the above beliefs, I recognize that Le Pen's economic policies would have been horrible. She probably also would not have been a very good President.  So for these reasons, Macron in both rounds.

I was a big Fillon fan myself but I agree with your criticism of Le Pen, I think even regardless of her policy she just not have what it takes to be president, which I don't think is the case with her niece (even a lot of the liberal people I know reluctantly admit in terms of personal traits Marion has what it takes to be president, but we all agree that Marine does not).

[Blair]

1965- Mitterand both rounds.

1969- Pompidou both rounds.

1974- Giscard D'Estaing both rounds.

1981- Mitterand both rounds.

1988- Mitterand both rounds.

1995- Jospin both rounds.

2002- Bayrou in 1st round, Chirac in the 2nd.

2007- Royal both rounds.

2012- Hollande both rounds.

2017- Macron both rounds.

[SATW]

1958: Gaulle, Union for a New Republic (both rounds)
1965: Gaulle, Union for a New Republic (both rounds)
1969: Poher, Democratic Centre (both rounds)
1974: Chaban-Delmas, Union of Democrats for the Republic (1st Round)
* Mitterand, Socialist Party (2nd Round)
1981: Debré, Gaullist Miscellaneous Right (1st Round)
 * Mitterand, Socialist Party (2nd Round)
1988: Mitterand, Socialist Party (both rounds)
1995: Villiers, Movement for France (1st Round) 
* Jospin, Socialist Party (2nd Round)
2002: Madelin, Liberal Democracy (1st Round)
* Chirac, Rally for the Republic (2nd Round)
2007: Sarkozy, a Union for a Popular Movement (both rounds)
2012: Sarkozy, a Union for a Popular Movement (both rounds)
2017: Macron, En Marche

Unchanged, but preferred candidates in 2017 were Sarkozy or Valls. With the latest news of Sarkozy's arrest I'd definitely prefer Valls ofc.

[Sumner 1868]

Not bothering with the first rounds.

1965: Not sure
1969: Georges Pompidou
1974: Francois Mitterrand
1981: Francois Mitterrand
1988: Francois Mitterrand
1995: Lionel Jospin
2002: Jacques Chirac
2007: Segolene Royal
2012: Francois Hollande