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Question! (none / 0)

Is a second round mandatory? Or could there be a winner in the first round?

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 12:30:23 PM EST

Re: Question! (none / 0)

A winner in the first round needs to get over 50% of the votes.

by dwemer on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 12:33:41 PM EST
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There is a second round (none / 0)

only if no candidate gets 50% of the votes!

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 12:35:19 PM EST
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Re: There is a second round (none / 0)

History buffs will note this has never happened since the beginning of the 5th Republic (1958); de Gaulle came close in 1965, but had to go into a runoff 2nd round vs Mitterand and was eventually re-elected.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 01:01:36 PM EST
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