▁candidate ▁of ▁party ▁activ ists ▁rather ▁than ▁party ▁' bar ons '. ▁However , ▁Cop é ▁remained ▁as ▁secretary - general ▁and ▁retained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁mach in ery . ▁ ▁While ▁F illon ' s ▁campaign ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁more ▁cons ens ual , ▁moder ate ▁and ▁centre - right ; ▁Cop é ▁campaign ed ▁as ▁the ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁droite ▁dé complex ée ▁(' un in hib ited ▁right ') ▁and ▁introduced ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁anti - white ▁rac ism . ▁However , ▁both ▁candidates ▁received ▁support ▁from ▁moder ate ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁their ▁main ▁differences ▁were ▁in ▁r het or ic , ▁style ▁and ▁temper ament . ▁Cop é , ▁again , ▁appeared ▁more ▁milit ant ▁and ▁activ ist , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁support ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁street ▁demonstr ations ▁while ▁F illon ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁his ▁rival . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁CO CO E ▁results ▁The ▁vote ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁saw ▁high ▁turn out ▁but ▁was ▁quickly ▁mar red ▁by ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁potential ▁fra ud ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁Both ▁candidates ▁proc laimed ▁victory ▁within ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁later , ▁the ▁control ▁commission ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( CO CO E ) ▁announced ▁Cop é ' s ▁victory ▁by ▁only ▁ 9 8 ▁votes . ▁ ▁While ▁F illon ▁initially ▁conced ed ▁defeat , ▁by ▁ 2 1