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Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP ruling candidate for the 2012 French presidential election sticked on a road sign. AFP

France's incumbent President and right-wing ruling party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party candidate Nicolas Sarkozy. AFP

Francois Hollande , France's opposition Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential election drinks a coffee with dairy and polyculture farmers during a campaign visit. AFP

A supporter of French Front de Gauche (FG) leftist candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Jean-Luc Melenchon. AFP

A man stands guard in front of the UMP campaign headquarter. AFP

Francois Hollande, France's Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election. AFP

Torn campaign posters of French Green Party candidate Eva Joly and of Front de gauche leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. AFP

Francois Hollande speaking in La Reunion. AFP

Front National President and 2012 presidential election candidate Marine Le Pen kissed by her father. AFP

Nicolas Sarkozy on campaign trail at a butchery pavillion near Paris. AFP

A young supporter holds a French flag as she listens to France's Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande. AFP

French Front de Gauche leftist candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Jean-Luc Melenchon. AFP

Supporters listen to the speech of France's opposition Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande. AFP

Jean-Luc Melenchon delivers a speech during a campaign meeting. AFP

A supporter sits holding a French flag prior to the start of a meeting of French far-right party Front national. AFP

France's opposition Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Francois Hollande. AFP

France's incumbent president and Union for a Popular Movement party candidate Nicolas Sarkozy. AFP

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Qui peut devenir Président de la République?

Toute personne de nationalité française ayant 23 ans accomplis et ayant satisfait aux obligations de la loi sur le recrutement de l’armée. La personne désirant être candidate doit se faire parrainer par 500 élus d’au moins trente départements ou territoires d’outre-mer différents. La durée du mandat présidentiel est de cinq ans. A compter de l’élection présidentielle de 2002, le septennat a été remplacé par un mandat de cinq ans renouvelable. Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel.