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France has held a total of 12 direct presidential elections in its history, the first being in 1848 with the winning candidate later proclaiming himself emperor as Napoleon III (he was his nephew after all).
France has held a total of 12 direct presidential elections in its history, the first being in 1848 with the winning candidate later proclaiming himself emperor as Napoleon III (he was his nephew after all).
![[OLD, 2022] US Presidential Elections: Every Election (1788-2020)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ekrljD53JEk/mqdefault.jpg "[OLD, 2022] US Presidential Elections: Every Election (1788-2020)
Since the election of Washington in the 1788-1789 election, to Biden in the 2020 election, the United States has held 59 presidential elections. Some with varying levels of contested results.")
