European Parliament election, 1989 (France)

15 June 1989

81 seats to the European Parliament

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Valéry Giscard d’Estaing	Laurent Fabius	Jean-Marie Le Pen
Party	UDF	PS	FN
Seats won	26	22	10
Percentage	28.88%	23.61%	11.73%

On 15 June 1989 the third direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party and the PRG, the French Communist Party, the Front National and a list of dissenting members of the UDF. 48.8% of the French population turned out on election day.

Results

**Summary of the results of France's 15 June 1989** election to the European Parliament
National party		Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
• •
	Union for French Democracy (UDF) + Rally for the Republic (RPR)	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing	5,242,038	28.88		26	15
	Socialist Party (PS)	Laurent Fabius	4,286,354	23.61		22	2
	National Front (FN)	Jean-Marie Le Pen	2,129,668	11.73		10	0
	The Greens (VERTS)	Antoine Waechter	1,922,945	10.59		9	9
	Union for French Democracy dissidents (UDFD)	Simone Veil	1,529,346	8.43		7	7
	Communist Party (PCF)	Philippe Herzog	1,401,171	7.72		7	3
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (CPNT)	André Goustat	749,741	4.13		0	0
	Workers' Struggle (LO)	Arlette Laguiller	258,663	1.43		0	0
	Ecologists (LAPAE)	Arlette Alessandri	188,573	1.04		0	0
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)				—	0	—
Valid votes			18,151,416	97.11
Blank and invalid votes			539,276	2.89
Totals			18,690,692	100.00	—	81	—
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout			38,297,496	48.80
Source: France-politique.fr

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