[1] In 1995, under the list of Camille Cabana [fr], he was elected Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris and became an advisor to President Jacques Chirac.
In 2001, he battled socialist Michèle Blumenthal [fr] before narrowly losing in the second round.
In 2007, he ran for the National Assembly in Paris's 8th constituency, losing in the first round after obtaining 12.31% of the vote.
[3] In 2008, he refused to run with MoDem and instead entered the race as an independent.
[5] Jean-François Pernin died on 13 February 2024, at the age of 82.