French Presidential Elections survivor - winner: 1974 !

[big bad fab]

A short one, to complete my French Referendums and Plebiscites survivor.
Of course, there are only elections with universal suffrage (though 1848 is universal only in name).
And I've included 2012, as we already know, more or less, that it will be Sarkozy vs PS in the 2nd round, with Aubry or DSK as candidate, with a threatening FN, a mildly disturbing Villepin, a good result for the Greens, but no big surprise in the 1st round.

1848
1965
1969
1974
1981
1988
1995
2002
2007
2012

Please don't take into account only the winner... Like in Antonio's US presidential elections survivor, try to take into account suspense, campaign, 1st round, political consequences, etc.
It won't be easy for French voters, as many elections are interesting: some had boring 2nd rounds (1995, 2002), but fascinating first rounds; for others, it's the other way round (1969, 1981).
It won't be easy for foreign voters, as it's more difficult to know about the context.
Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this one.

Rules:
Each round will last for 24 hours+.
In each round, the election which has received the biggest total of points will be eliminated.
In case of a tie, the election which has received the biggest total of points in previous rounds will be eliminated.
In case of a new tie, the most recent election will be eliminated.

ROUND 1 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have 3 points to eliminate 3 different elections and 3 points to keep 3 different elections.
We'll eliminate the election which will have received the biggest total of points.

[big bad fab]

Eliminate:

2012 (it will probably be boring, really)

1848 (who could have beaten LNB ?)

1988 (very difficult for me to vote for this one: Le Pen was a big surprise in the 1st round, but, otherwise, results were as predicted and Juquin would have been fun only if he could have finished above Lajoinie; the only interest in 1988 was long before the election, when many thought possible a 2nd round Rocard-Barre)

Keep:

1974 (so many killings inside the right before the 1st round, during the 1st round and during the 2nd round ! many candidates as soon as Pompidou died; Edgar Faure, Olivier Guichard, Pierre Messmer eventually not candidates; Chirac betraying Chaban; Royer threatening a bit Giscard; and a so tight 2nd round; and the first TV debate, which is still famous)

1995 (after all, it was really funny: Chirac vs Balladur was epic and Chirac's victory is epic; we forgot too easily that there was a real primary inside the PS between Jospin and Emmanuelli; and before that, Mitterrand killing Rocard in 1994; coward or lazy Delors announcing he wouldn't be candidate whereas he could well have won)

2007 (it was the first "americanized" campaign in France; Sarkozy's campaign was very professional but periodically threatened; Bayrou's rise was fascinating; Royal's epic victory in the primaries and epic fail afterwards were really cool; PS primaries themselves, with debates, were fantastic; it was a very long campaign and all the political life was entirely dominated by this; Villepin vs Sarkozy was great too, and Alliot-Marie tried, for some seconds, to be an alternative to Sarkozy)

[Antonio the Sixth]

Eliminate :
- 2002 (sorry, but what happened is just sickening)
- 1848 (70%, that sucks epically)
- 1969 (not competitive, depressing 2nd round)

Keep :
- 1974
- 1981
- 1965

[Hash]

eliminate:
1848
1969
2012 (so depressing and so dreary... even Romania has better candidates)

keep:
1974
1965
2002 (not for the results, but the mere explosion of votes all over)

[Hans-im-Glück]

Eliminate
2002
1848
1969

Keep
2012
1981
1965

[Edu]

Eliminate
2012
1848
1969

Keep
2002
1988
1965

[Magic 8-Ball]

Eliminate:
2012
1969
1848

Keep:
2007
1981
1974

[big bad fab]

1848
1965
1969
1974
1981
1988
1995
2002
2007
2012

Results:
Round 1: 1848 6, 1969 5, 2012 3, 1988 0, 2002 0, 1995, -1, 2007 -2, 1981 -3, 1965 -4, 1974 -4

Rules:
Each round will last for 24 hours+.
In each round, the election which has received the biggest total of points will be eliminated.
In case of a tie, the election which has received the biggest total of points in previous rounds will be eliminated.
In case of a new tie, the most recent election will be eliminated.

ROUND 2 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have 3 points, to cast 2-1.
We'll eliminate the election which will have received the biggest total of points.

[big bad fab]

2 for 2012
1 for 1988

[Antonio the Sixth]

2 to 1969
1 to 2002

[Hash]

2 for 2012
1 for 1988

[Hans-im-Glück]

2   1969
1   2002

[Edu]

2 for 2012
1 for 1969

[Magic 8-Ball]

2 for 2012
1 for 1969

[big bad fab]

1848
1965
1969
1974
1981
1988
1995
2002
2007
2012

Results:
Round 1: 1848 6, 1969 5, 2012 3, 1988 0, 2002 0, 1995, -1, 2007 -2, 1981 -3, 1965 -4, 1974 -4
Round 2: 2012 8, 1969 6, 1988 2, 2002 2

Rules:
Each round will last for 24 hours+.
In each round, the election which has received the biggest total of points will be eliminated.
In case of a tie, the election which has received the biggest total of points in previous rounds will be eliminated.
In case of a new tie, the most recent election will be eliminated.

ROUND 3 IS OPEN !

In this round, you have 6 points, to cast as you wish provided it's among 3 different elections.
We'll eliminate the election which will have received the biggest total of points.

[big bad fab]

3 for 1988
2 for 1969
1 for 1981

[big bad fab]

With today news, 2012 really deserved to go early in this survivor .

(except if there is a surge by another right candidate, Villepin or Borloo )
(how I would have liked to write "or Juppé"...)

[Antonio the Sixth]

3 to 1969
2 to 2002
1 to 2007

[Hash]

3 to 1969
2 to 1988
1 to 1995

[Hans-im-Glück]

4   1969
1   2002
1   2007

[Edu]

3 for 1969
2 for 1988
1 for 2007

[Magic 8-Ball]

4 1969
1 1848
1 2002

[big bad fab]

1848
1965
1969
1974
1981
1988
1995
2002
2007
2012

Results:
Round 1: 1848 6, 1969 5, 2012 3, 1988 0, 2002 0, 1995, -1, 2007 -2, 1981 -3, 1965 -4, 1974 -4
Round 2: 2012 8, 1969 6, 1988 2, 2002 2
Round 3: 1969 19, 1988 7, 2002 4, 2007 3, 1981 1, 1995 1, invalid vote (1848) 1

Rules:
Each round will last for 24 hours+.
In each round, the election which has received the biggest total of points will be eliminated.
In case of a tie, the election which has received the biggest total of points in previous rounds will be eliminated.
In case of a new tie, the most recent election will be eliminated.

ROUND 4 IS OPEN !

In this round, you vote for the election you want to eliminate.
We'll eliminate the election which will have received the biggest total of points.

[big bad fab]

1988

[Edu]

1988