In France, the death penalty has been abolished for more than forty years. François Mitterand made abolition one of his campaign promises in March 1981, even though polls indicated that many French people were still attached to capital punishment. The bill carried by Robert Badinter was voted in the National Assembly on September 18, 1981, winning 369 votes against 113, then in the Senate on September 30. On October 9, 1981, the law was promulgated. Nowadays, the reinstatement of the death penalty remains a politically polarizing issue. While slightly less than half of the French are in favor of it, this is the case for most of the supporters of Marine Le Pen's party. Indeed, in 2024, more than 80 percent were in favor of reinstating the death penalty.
Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024
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Ipsos, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (December 1, 2024). Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, und Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024." Chart. December 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (2024). Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos, and Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Share of Supporters of The Rassemblement National in Favor of Reinstating The Death Penalty in France from 2014 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ipsos & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 15, 2025)
Share of supporters of the Rassemblement National in favor of reinstating the death penalty in France from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], Ipsos, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, December 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278000/rassemblement-national-sympathizers-supporting-death-penalty-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed