2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election information
Union for a Popular Movement leadership election
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18 November 2012 (2012-11-18)
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Candidate
Jean-François Copé
François Fillon
Party
UMP
UMP
Popular vote
86,911
85,959
Percentage
50.28%
49.72%
President before election
None Nicolas Sarkozy (Last President)
Elected President
Jean-François Copé
The 2012 leadership election of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), a political party in France was held on 18 November 2012.[clarification needed] It renewed the leadership structures of the UMP following Nicolas Sarkozy's defeat in the 2012 presidential election and the party's defeat in the subsequent legislative election. The disputed results led to the first open crisis in the UMP since its creation in 2002.
Incumbent General Secretary Jean-François Copé defeated former Prime Minister François Fillon.
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