1887 French presidential election

none France presidential 1885 1894 Sadi Carnot (14782530655).jpg Sadi Carnot 616 74.49% Félix Gustave Saussier 1899.jpg Félix Gustave Saussier fr sup 188 22.73% President Jules Grevy President after election Sadi Carnot Presidential elections were held in France on 3 December 1887, to elect the fourth president of the Third French Republic. The elections were triggered by the resignation of President Jules Grevy. Background thumb The election was triggered by the resignation of President Grevy, which resulted from the decorations scandal of 1887. This scandal forced Prime Minister Maurice Rouvier into resignation, with no other figure agreeing to be appointed by Grevy as the next prime minister. This caused a government crisis which forced Grevy to resign. The French National Assembly met for a joint sitting on December 3 to elect a new president.Vincent Duclert, "La République imaginée (1870-1914)"(2014): 326-327. Election Jules Ferry, the former prime minister, was initially seen as the front-runner in the race due to his name recognition and experience, but the more-left wing Republicans disliked him. The Radicals within the Assembly, led by Georges Clemenceau, backed an outsider in the form of former Finance Minister Sadi Carnot.Frédéric Salmon, "Atlas électoral de la France (1848-2001)"(2001) Conservative Monarchists within the assembly rallied behind General Félix Gustave Saussier fr sup. On the first ballot, Carnot came in first with 303 votes (35.69%) while Ferry came in second place with just 212 (24.97%). Both had come short of the majority needed.Charles Sowerwine, "France since 1870"(2018): 29-30. Seeing he had been outflanked, Ferry withdrew from the race and Carnot was easily elected president on the second ballot with 616 votes (74.49%) Results Sadi Carnot Union of the Lefts 303 616 Jules Ferry Democratic Union 212 11 Félix Gustave Saussier fr Military 148 188 Charles de Freycinet Moderate Republicans 76 5 Félix Antoine Appert Moderate Republicans 72 5 Henri Brisson Republican Union 26 Charles Floquet Radical Left 5 1 Anatole de La Forge Radical Left 2 Félix Pyat Far-left 2 1 Louis Pasteur Independent 2 Eugène Spuller Moderate Republicans 1 3 15 852 842 MJP15 May 2022 fr 1887, Troisième République, France, Élection président de la République, MJP https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/election/fr/fr1887.htm Digithèque de matériaux juridiques et politiques Journal officiel4 December 1887 fr Paris 5350 Journal officiel de la République française https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63491873 Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets References Category:Presidential elections in France President