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the left vote divided among a number of candidates, a third contender, Jean-Marie Le Pen, unexpectedly obtained slightly more than Jospin in the first round:

* Jacques Chirac (Centre-right, Gaullist): 19.88%
* Jean-Marie Le Pen (Far-right, National Front): 16.86%
* Lionel Jospin (Centre-left, Socialist): 16.18%

The other candidates received smaller percentages on the first round.

Because no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of the votes in the first round,

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