In what election did Royal become the Socialist Party candidate for the French Presidency?
2001 election
2007 election
2012 election
2017 election
Answer
Ségolène Royal was the Socialist Party candidate for the French Presidency in the 2007 election. She was the first woman to be nominated as a candidate by a major party in France. Royal was defeated in the second round of the election by Nicolas Sarkozy.
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