1968 French legislative election

none October 2021 January 2025 1968 French legislative election France legislative no 1967 French legislative election 1967 1973 French legislative election 1973 All 487 seats to the French National Assembly 244 seats were needed for a majority 23 June and 30 June 1968 80.0% ( 0.9 pp) (1st round) 77.8% ( 2.2 pp) (2nd round) Georges Pompidou 1969 (cropped).jpg 130 130 150 0 0 Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic Cantal-2nd 243 seats, 37.8% 354* 111 9,667,532 (1 round) 6,762,170 (2 round) 43.65% (1 round) 46.39% (2 round) François Mitterrand 1968.jpg 130 130 150 0 0 François Mitterrand Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Nièvre-3rd 117 seats, 18.8% 57 60 3,660,250 (1 round) 3,097,338 (2 round) 16.53% (1 round) 21.25% (2 round) Waldeck_Rochet_1968 (cropped).jpg 130 130 150 0 0 Waldeck Rochet French Communist Party Seine-Saint-Denis 73 seats, 22.5% 34 39 4,434,832 (1st round) 2,935,775 (2nd round) 20.02% (1st round) 20.14% (2nd round) Jean_Lecanuet.jpg 130 130 150 0 0 7FFFD4 Camille Laurens (NCIP), Jean Lecanuet (CD, above) PDM Seine-Maritime (Lecanuet, as Senator) 41 seats (CD) 33 11 2,289,849 (1st round) 1,141,305 (2nd round) 10.34% (1st round) 7.83% (2nd round) CarteLégislativesFrance1968.svg * Including Independent Republicans. PM Georges Pompidou Union of Democrats for the Republic Maurice Couve de Murville Union of Democrats for the Republic Early legislative elections were held in France on 23 and 30 June 1968,http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/FRANCE_1968_E.PDF France Inter-Parliamentary Union to elect the fourth National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They were held in the aftermath of the general strike in May 1968. On 30 May 1968, President Charles de Gaulle delivered a radio address after a three-day public absence. During this time, he had gone into temporary exile in Baden-Baden, Germany, to avoid a potential violent overthrow. In his speech, he dissolved the National Assembly and called for legislative elections to restore order. While the workers returned to their jobs, Prime Minister Georges Pompidou campaigned for the defence of the Republic in the face of what he called the communist threat. He called for the silent majority to make themselves heard. Meanwhile, the leftists missed its opportunity to gain power due to internal division. The Communists reproached François Mitterrand, leader of the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left (FGDS), for announcing his presidential candidacy without consulting them and for proposing a provisional government under Pierre Mendès-France. Simultaneously, the far-left and the Unified Socialist Party protested against the overall passivity of the mainstream left-wing parties. As a result of this leftist infighting, the Gaullist Union for the Defence of the Republic won an absolute parliamentary majority, a first in the history of the French Republic. It was the worst electoral performance of the French left in the post-WWII era.Wilson Frank L. 1969 The French Left and the Elections of 1968 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/world-politics/article/abs/french-left-and-the-elections-of-1968/27BBE66544F9CAA36B1B98778D9046EB World Politics en 21 4 539–574 10.2307/2009666 1086-3338 subscription This historic defeat caused the FGDS to disintegrate. However, the crisis severely deteriorated the relationship between the two heads of executive power. Just one month after this major electoral triumph, Georges Pompidou resigned from his post and was replaced as Prime Minister by Maurice Couve de Murville. Results Union for the Defence of the Republic–Independent Republicans 9667532 6762170 359 French Communist Party 4434832 2935775 34 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left 3660250 3097338 57 Progress and Modern Democracy 2289489 1141305 28 #00CCCC Miscellaneous right 917758 496463 9 Unified Socialist Party and far-left 873581 83777 0 Miscellaneous left 163482 60584 0 Technique and Democracy 77360 0 Movement for Reform 33835 0 Far-right 28736 0 385192 416762 28181848 19266974 Quid, IPU Parliamentary groups in the National Assembly #F8F9FA 34 French Communist Party 57 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left 33 Progress and Modern Democracy #00CCCC 61 Independent Republicans 292 Union of Democrats for the Republic 10 Non-Inscrits Union for the Defence of the Republic Group 292 Independent Republicans Group 61 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Group 57 French Communist Party Group 34 Progress and Modern Democracy Group 33 #00CCCC Non-Inscrits 10 IPU References Category:Legislative elections in France Legislative