French presidential election, 1953

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French presidential election, 1953

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Candidate René Coty Marcel-Edmond Naegelen
Party CNIP SFIO
Electoral vote 477 329
Percentage 54.76% 37.77%

President before election

Vincent Auriol
SFIO

Elected President

René Coty
CNIP

Indirect presidential elections were held in France in December, 1953. All members of the Parliament of France (Deputies and Senators) voted to elect the second President of the Fourth Republic.

The independent René Coty won after thirteen rounds of voting.

Round-by-round results

Round One

Candidate Party Votes %
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 160 17.24%
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 155 16.70%
  Georges Bidault Popular Republican Movement 131 14.12%
  Yvon Delbos Radical Party 129 13.90%
  Paul-Jacques Kalb Rally of the French People 114 12.28%
  Marcel Cachin French Communist Party 113 12.18%
  Jacques Fourcade National Centre of Independents and Peasants 62 6.68%
  Jean Medecin Independent Radicals 54 5.52%
  Others 10 1.08%

Round Two

Candidate Party Votes %
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 299 32.57%
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 276 30.07%
  Yvon Delbos Radical Party 180 19.60%
  Georges Bidault Popular Republican Movement 143 15.58%
  Others 20 2.18%

Round Three

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 358 38.83%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 313 33.95%
  Yvon Delbos Radical Party 225 24.40%
  Others 26 2.82%

Round Four

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 408 44.44%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 344 37.47%
  Jean Medecin Independent Radicals 45 4.90%
  Yvon Delbos Radical Party 42 4.58%
  André Cornu Radical Party 35 3.81%
  Others 44 4.79%

Round Five

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 374 40.61%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 312 33.88%
  Jean Medecin Independent Radicals 197 22.31%
  Others 38 4.13%

Round Six

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 397 43.87%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 306 33.81%
  Jean Medecin Independent Radicals 171 18.90%
  Others 31 3.43%

Round Seven

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 407 44.47%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 303 33.33%
  Jean Medecin Independent Radicals 156 17.16%
  Others 43 4.73%

Round Eight

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 430 47.30%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 381 41.91%
  Antoine Pinay National Centre of Independents and Peasants 25 2.75%
  Louis Jacquinot National Centre of Independents and Peasants 14 1.54%
  Others 53 5.83%

Round Nine

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 413 45.43%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 365 40.15%
  Pierre Montel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 103 11.33%
  Others 28 3.08%

Round Ten

Candidate Party Votes %
  Joseph Laniel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 392 45.21%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 358 41.29%
  Pierre Montel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 84 9.69%
  Others 33 3.81%

Round Eleven

Candidate Party Votes %
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 372 42.27%
  Louis Jacquinot National Centre of Independents and Peasants 338 38.41%
  René Coty National Centre of Independents and Peasants 71 8.07%
  Others 99 11.25%

Round Twelve

Candidate Party Votes %
  René Coty National Centre of Independents and Peasants 431 48.87%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 333 37.76%
  Louis Jacquinot National Centre of Independents and Peasants 26 2.95%
  Others 92 10.43%

Round Thirteen

Candidate Party Votes %
  René Coty National Centre of Independents and Peasants 477 54.76%
  Marcel-Edmond Naegelen French Section of the Workers' International 329 37.77%
  Louis Jacquinot National Centre of Independents and Peasants 21 2.41%
  Others 44 5.05%