1936 French legislative election
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The 1936 French legislative election was a pivotal national vote that brought the left-wing Popular Front coalition to power, leading to major social and labor reforms in France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1936 French legislative election canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French national election
ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ |
| associatedReforms |
Matignon Agreements
ⓘ
introduction of paid holidays for workers ⓘ reduction of working week to 40 hours ⓘ strengthening of collective bargaining rights ⓘ |
| campaignIssues |
labor rights
ⓘ
rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ social inequality ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| context |
Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression in France
interwar period ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| followedBy | Popular Front social reforms ⓘ |
| hasMajorityCoalition | Popular Front ⓘ |
| hasSecondRoundDate | 1936-05-03 ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | Albert Lebrun ⓘ |
| involvedIdeologies |
communism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ radicalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legislature |
Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of France
|
| locatedIn | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| mainLeftPartiesInAlliance |
Communist Party of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Communist Party
French Section of the Workers' International ⓘ Radical-Socialist Party ⓘ |
| mainLosingAlliance | right-wing and center-right parties ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParties |
Democratic Alliance
ⓘ
Democratic Republican Alliance ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Federation
various conservative and right-wing groups ⓘ |
| mainWinningAlliance | Popular Front ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1945 French legislative election ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
defeat of many conservative incumbents
ⓘ
strengthening of socialist and communist representation in parliament ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 618 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the French Third Republic ⓘ |
| politicalOrientationOfWinningAlliance | left-wing ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1932 French legislative election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Léon Blum ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Albert Sarraut ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernment | First Blum government ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernmentHead | Léon Blum ⓘ |
| significance |
brought the Popular Front coalition to power
ⓘ
led to major social and labor reforms in France ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936-04-26 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | high ⓘ |
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