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How could the French far right draw nearly 20% of the valid votes in the first round of the 2002 presidential election? Who are these voters and have they changed? Can this happen again? To answer these questions we rely on a three wave panel survey of 10,000 interviews conducted before the first round of the presidential election, after the second round and after the second round of the parliamentary elections. It shows that the main features of the Le Pen vote – xenophobic, authoritarian, mostly male – have not changed. But there has been an important shift in its social bases, from urban to rural areas and from young to elderly voters. Comment l'extrême droite française a‐t‐elle pu attirer près de 20% des suffrages exprimés au premier tour des élections présidentielles de 2002? Qui est son électorat et a‐t‐il évolué? Est‐ce que cela peut se reproduire? Pour répondre à ces questions, l'article s'appuie sur une étude par panel en trois temps comptant 10,000 entretiens menés avant le premier tour de l'élection présidentielle, après le second tour, puis après le deuxième tour des élections parlementaires. Elle montre que les principales caractéristiques de l'électorat de Le Pen – xénophobe, partisan de l'autorité, en majorité masculin – n'a pas changé. Toutefois, il s'est produit un décalage important de ses bases sociales, des zones urbaines aux zones rurales, et des jeunes vers les personnes âgées.
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Nonna Mayer, 2003.
"Le Pen's comeback: the 2002 French presidential election,"
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(2), pages 455-459, June.
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RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:27:y:2003:i:2:p:455-459
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00458
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