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2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election

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2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election

17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) 2004 →
 
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Candidate Alain Juppé Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Party UMP UMP
Popular vote 37,822 7,098
Percentage 79.42% 14.91%

President before election

party created

Elected President

Alain Juppé

The 2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election was held on November 17, 2002 to elect the leadership of the newly created Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire, UMP).

Alain Juppé, a former Prime Minister and close ally of President Jacques Chirac, became the new party's first president.

Presidential candidates

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Candidates seeking to run for the party presidency needed to win the endorsements of at least 3% of party members. Each candidate created a "ticket" with two other party members for the offices of vice-president and secretary-general of the UMP.

Results

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UMP leadership election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
UMP Alain Juppé / Jean-Claude Gaudin and Philippe Douste-Blazy 37,822 79.42
UMP Nicolas Dupont-Aignan / Sylvie Perrin and Christophe Beaudouin 7,098 14.91
UMP Rachid Kaci / Alexandre del Valle and Monique Boury 1,510 3.17
UMP Brigitte Freytag / Alexandre Chermezon and Cyril Lendrin 808 1.7
UMP Mourad Ghazli / Catherine Rigny and Philippe Licha 382 0.8

References

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