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Elections to the Board of Directors of the FNSP
Several of the FNSP’s electoral colleges are invited to vote in elections to determine a new set of representatives on the Board of Directors of the FNSP.
College E: Staff representatives
Two seats available: one in sub-college E1 (management staff), the other in sub-college E2 (non-management staff)
Five-year term.
First-past-the-post, two-round system. To be elected in the first round, candidates must receive an absolute majority of votes cast and a vote total equal to at least a quarter of all registered voters.
- First round: from 09:00 (Paris time) on 24 March 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 26 March 2026.
- Second round (if required): from 09:00 (Paris time) on 8 April 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 10 April 2026.
College A: Full professors or equivalent
Two seats available
Five-year term.
First-past-the-post, two-round system. To be elected in the first round, candidates must receive an absolute majority of votes cast and a vote total equal to at least a quarter of all registered voters.
- First round: from 09:00 (Paris time) on 24 March 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 26 March 2026.
- Second round (if required): from 09:00 (Paris time) on 8 April 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 10 April 2026.
College B: Assistant professors or equivalent
One seat available
Five-year term.
First-past-the-post, two-round system. To be elected in the first round, candidates must receive an absolute majority of votes cast and a vote total equal to at least a quarter of all registered voters.
- First round: from 09:00 (Paris time) on 24 March 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 26 March 2026.
- Second round (if required): from 09:00 (Paris time) on 8 April 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 10 April 2026.
Electoral roll
The electoral roll for each college will be published on 17 February 2026, and can be consulted online (FR) or on display in the main entrances of each campus.
To have your name registered or amended on the electoral roll, please email elections@sciencespo.fr before 14:00 on 23 March 2026.
Standing as a candidate
A list of candidates standing for election in the first round of voting will be communicated to voters at the latest by Wednesday 11 March 2026.
You will also find a full list of candidates, together with their candidacy statements and materials, in the folder linked here (FR).
If a second round of voting is required, a new list of candidates will be communicated to voters at the latest by Monday 30 March 2026.
You will find a full list of candidates in the second round, together with their candidacy statements and materials, in the folder linked here (FR).
How to submit your candidacy
Candidacy declarations must be sent by email to elections@sciencespo.fr by 12:00 (Paris time) on 10 March 2026 at the latest.
Candidates will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of their candidacy. Candidacies will be listed in order of their arrival on displays and online.
A declaration of candidacy is required from each individual candidate.
For every representative elected, a deputy is elected under the same conditions as the incumbent.
Every candidacy must include:
- A declaration of candidacy from each individual candidate, including deputy candidates, with proof of identity attached.
- Optional: a candidate statement (up to one double-sided A4 page in PDF format).
- Optional: a candidate logo (square image in .png or .jpeg format).
- Optional: a link to a downloadable video (up to 60 seconds in length and at least 1280x720 or 1920x1080 image definition, in .mp4 or .mov file format).
We recommend that candidates consult the candidacy templates for each electoral college (FR).
The election campaign period will run from 16 March to 23 March 2026 for the first round, and from 30 March to 7 April if a second round is required.
Voting procedure
Voters are invited to cast their vote electronically by logging in to a specialised voting platform from any PC, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection. Voting will be open from 09:00 (Paris time) on 24 March 2026 to 17:00 (Paris time) on 26 March 2026, and, in the event of a second round, from 09:00 (Paris time) on 8 April to 17:00 on 10 April. To cast their vote, voters will need to enter the unique login details they receive at their @sciencespo.fr email address.
Vote count and announcement of results
A final count for the first round of voting will be announced on 26 March 2026 at 17:30. A final count for the second round will be announced at 17:30 on 10 April 2026.
In both rounds, Sciences Po’s Electronic Voting Office will seal and secure the voting platform before the votes are counted.
The FNSP’s Electoral Commission oversees the operational management of the elections and announces the results. It is composed of the following members:
- The Chair of the Board of Directors of the FNSP: Laurence Bertrand Dorléac.
- Two members of the Board of Directors of the FNSP: Alexandre Mariani and Xavier Ragot.
- The Administrator of the FNSP: Luis Vassy.
- The Secretary General of the FNSP: Sébastien Hua.
The Electoral Commission is responsible for approving all registrations to the electoral roll, assigning voters to each electoral college, and ruling on complaints brought by parties within three weeks of publication of the electoral roll.
The election is supported by an Electronic Voting Office responsible for supervising the operations of the electronic voting system. The office comprises a chair and a secretary appointed by the FNSP Administrator, and one standing candidate from each pair (either representative or deputy).
An official witness (Commissaire de justice) will also be present when the voting platform is sealed, opened, and counted.
- Articles L. 711-7, L. 613-1, D. 712-34, and D. 719-1 to D. 719-4 of the French Education Code.
- Chapter 1, Section 6 of Book II of the Code général de la fonction publique (CGFP) (FR), specifically articles R. 211-503 to R. 211-584.
- Resolution No. 2019-053 (FR) of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), adopted on 25 April 2019, concerning the security of electronic voting systems, particularly those using the Internet.
- Decree No. 2015-1829 of 29 December 2015 (FR) approving the statutes of the Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, specifically Article 28.
- The Rules of Procedure of the FNSP (FR), adopted by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2015 and amended by the Board on 14 December 2022.
- Decision of 10 February 2026 (FR) concerning the organisation of elections to the Board of Directors of the FNSP.
Provision of electronic voting booths
Computers will be available to voters on all Sciences Po campuses during the voting period:
- Dijon campus
faculty room, 1st floor - Le Havre campus
News Room, 4th floor - Menton campus
Teachers' room, 1st floor - Nancy Campus
Campus library - Paris campus
Teacher's room - courtyard - 28 rue des Saints-Pères - Poitiers campus
Meeting room, ground floor - Reims campus
New campus library, opposite reception