2022 The Republicans (France) leadership election explained

The 2022 The Republicans leadership election was held on 3–4 December (first round) and 10–11 December 2022 (second round) following the resignation of Christian Jacob.^{[1] [2]}

Éric Ciotti was elected to lead the party, winning in the second round against Bruno Retailleau.^[3]

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Voice	%	Voice	%
Éric Ciotti	LR	28,297	42.73	33,609	53.70
Bruno Retailleau	LR	22,815	34.45	28,977	46.30
Aurélien Pradié	LR	14,765	22.29
Votes cast		65,877	99.48	62,586
Blank and invalid votes		339	0.51
Total		66,216	100		100
Abstention		24,894	27.32		30.25
Registered / participation		91,110	72.68	91,105	69.75

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-11-04 . Présidence LR : l'unique débat avant le premier tour organisé sur LCI ce lundi à 20h30 . 2024-01-07 . TF1 INFO . fr.
2. Web site: Congrès LR : Ciotti et Retailleau accèdent au second tour . 2022-12-04 . fr . Le Point . 2024-01-07.
3. News: 2022-12-11 . Right-winger Ciotti wins French conservative party leadership . en . Reuters . 2022-12-20.