Indeed, the result represents a stunning and historic defeat: during the Fifth Republic, three sitting presidents – Charles de Gaulle, Mitterrand, and Jacques Chirac – have been reelected after their first term in office.
El resultado constituye una derrota sorprendente e histórica: a lo largo de la Quinta República, tres presidentes en ejercicio (Charles de Gaulle, Mitterrand y Jacques Chirac) fueron reelectos tras su primer mandato.