Presidentielle
Presidentielle is a French term used to describe anything relating to the presidency, most often the presidential election or the campaign season in a country. The word combines president with -ielle, a common suffix used to form nouns or adjectives for events or periods. In everyday French, la présidentielle is a shorthand reference to the presidential election, its candidates, and the run-up to voting.
In France, the presidential election is known as the élection présidentielle. It is the process by which
The term présidentielle is also used in other Francophone countries to denote their own presidential elections