1967 French legislative election

none October 2021 June 2024 France legislative 1962 French legislative election 1962 1968 French legislative election 1968 All 487 seats in the French National Assembly 244 5 March 1967 (first round)12 March 1967 (second round) 80.90% (first round) 12.17pp 70.09% (second round) 2.21pp Georges Pompidou 1969 (cropped).jpg 130 130 150 0 0 Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic Cantal-2nd 249 seats, 31.9% 240 8 8,453,512 (1 round)7,972,908 (2 round) 37.75% (1 round) 42.61% (2 round) François Mitterrand 1968.jpg 130 130 150 0 0 François Mitterrand Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Nièvre-3rd 107 seats, 20.3% 118 11 4,207,166 (1 round) 4,505,329 (2 round) 18.79% (1 round) 24.08% (2 round) Waldeck Rochet 1968 (cropped).jpg 130 130 150 0 0 Waldeck Rochet French Communist Party Seine-Saint-Denis-3rd 41 seats, 21.8% 73 32 5,029,808 (1st round) 3,998,790 (2nd round) 22.46% (1st round) 21.37% (2nd round) Jean_Lecanuet.jpg 130 130 150 0 0 7FFFD4 Jean Lecanuet CD Seine-Maritime (Senator) 64 seats (MRP and CNIP) 42 22 2,864,272 (1st round) 1,328,777 (2nd round) 12.79% (1st round) 7.10% (2nd round) CarteLégislativesFrance1967.svg Results by constituency PM Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic Legislative elections were held in France on 5 March 1967, with a second round on 12 March,http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/FRANCE_1968_E.PDF France Inter-Parliamentary Union electing the third National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Although the Gaullists retained their absolute majority, the results made it clear that Charles de Gaulle's position was weakening, as the French Communist Party and the Socialists achieved 40% representation in parliament.Aliyev Pelin 2023 Charles De Gaulle's Effect on French Politics https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=174699023&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site. Journal of Gazi Academic View 17 33 207–227 EBSCOHOst Background In December 1965 Charles de Gaulle was re-elected President of France in the first Presidential election by universal suffrage. However, contrary to predictions, there had been a second ballot. This election marked a process of rebuilding by the opposition. François Mitterrand's unexpected result, as De Gaulle's challenger in the second round of the presidential election, allowed him to establish himself as the leader of the non-Communist Left. He led the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left (FGDS), composed of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO, socialist party), the Radical Party and several left-wing republican clubs, which concluded an electoral agreement with the French Communist Party (PCF). Ahead of the election, minor redistricting occurred to account for the impending dissolution of the Seine and Seine-et-Oise departments in Ile-de-France, which contained Paris and its western suburbs, due to take place on 1 January 1968. While the existing constituencies in Paris were already fully contained within the city's boundaries, and thus needed no change in light of its promotion to a department in its own right, the remaining constituencies of the two dissolved departments were replaced by ones for the then-unestablished Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Val-d'Oise. The centrist and right-wing opposition to de Gaulle gathered in the Democratic Centre led by Jean Lecanuet, the "third man" of 1965 presidential election. However some centrists refused to integrate into this group and joined the Gaullist Party, which became the Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic (UD5). Campaign Prime Minister Georges Pompidou led the campaign of the incumbent majority, but this was divided. In January 1966, a cabinet reshuffle took place. The Independent Republicans (RI) leader and Economy minister Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was dismissed from the cabinet. His group stayed in the Presidential Majority but with a more critical position. He summed up this attitude by a "yes, but..." to Gaullist policies. Results The result of the first round was perceived as a punishment against the Presidential Majority, which obtained a surprisingly low result. The outcome of the second round depended on the centrist voters. The Gaullists warned voters against a return to the Fourth Republic, political instability and "Communist danger". The alliance between centrists and the candidates of the Presidential Majority in some constituencies explained the victory of the Right in the second round. The left improved in comparison with the previous legislative election and the Presidential Majority won with only a one-seat majority. The centrist deputies were not numerous enough to force the Gaullists to make compromises. Georges Pompidou was confirmed as Prime Minister of a UDR-RI cabinet. Union for the Defence of the Republic–Independent Republicans 8453512 7972908 240 French Communist Party 5029808 3998790 73 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left 4207166 4505329 118 Democratic Centre 2864272 1328777 42 Miscellaneous 1136191 702352 9 Unified Socialist Party and far-left 506592 173466 5 Republican Alliance for Progress and Liberties 194776 28347 0 Far-right 494834 584368 28291838 27526358 Quid, IPU Parliamentary groups in the National Assembly #F8F9FA 73 French Communist Party 121 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left 41 Progress and Modern Democracy #00CCCC 42 Independent Republicans 200 Union of Democrats for the Republic 9 Non-Inscrits Union for the Defence of the Republic Group 200 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Group 121 French Communist Party Group 73 Independent Republicans Group 42 Progress and Modern Democracy Group 41 #00CCCC Non-Inscrits 9 Quid Notes References Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative France