No Work Day Election Day, That's So French

(From APGov.org)

Former Comparative Country France held its runoff election on Sunday. Unlike in the U.S., U.K., Mexico and Nigeria which use a plurality, or First-past-the-Post, electoral system, in France a candidate must get a majority 50+ percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.  

Hollande (Socialist) - 28.6

Sarkozy (Incumbent, Union of a Popular Movement) - 27%

LePen (National Front) - 19%

On May 6, it will be Hollande vs. Sarkozy. Hollande will try to unify the lefties to support him. Sarkozy will try to unify the right behind him.

France uses the same system as Russia and Iran.
 
By the way, the Sunday vote had over 70% turnout. Which begs the question in the TED video above, why or why do we vote on Tuesday?

France Voter Turnout over 70%