Frédéric Nihous (born 15 August 1967) is a French

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from the Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (CPNT) party. He was a candidate for the

2007 French presidential election Presidential elections were held in France on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France (and ''ex officio'' Co-Prince of Andorra) for a five-year term. As no candidate received a majority of the vot ...

, but was eliminated in the first round of balloting. He was second to last, with 1.15% of votes (420 645 votes). Born in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

, his origins are in

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (; ; West Flemish: ''Nôord-Nauw van Kales'') was a former regions of France, administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new Regions of France, region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the ...

, in Northern France, but he lives in the Pyrénées Atlantiques, in south-western France. He was the Secretary General for CPNT starting in 1999 in the European Parliament. In 2002 he was the director of the presidential campaign of Jean Saint-Josse (founder of CPNT). After the election he became the parliamentary assistant to Saint-Josse, and controlled the political direction of the party. He is married and a father of two.

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Frédéric Nihous' official campaign site for the 2007 presidential election
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Profile of Frédéric Nihous
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1967 births Living people People from Valenciennes Candidates in the 2007 French presidential election French people of Polish descent Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions politicians {{France-politician-stub