2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election

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2002 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election
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17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) 2004  
 
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Candidate Alain Juppé Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Party UMP UMP
Popular vote37,8227,098
Percentage79.42%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).

Contents

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

Presidential candidates

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

UMP leadership election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
UMP Alain Juppé / Jean-Claude Gaudin and Philippe Douste-Blazy 37,82279.42
UMP Nicolas Dupont-Aignan / Sylvie Perrin and Christophe Beaudouin7,09814.91
UMP Rachid Kaci / Alexandre del Valle and Monique Boury1,5103.17
UMP Brigitte Freytag / Alexandre Chermezon and Cyril Lendrin8081.7
UMP Mourad Ghazli / Catherine Rigny and Philippe Licha3820.8

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