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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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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Popular Front (France) significantEvent 1936 French legislative election
Popular Front (France) cameToPowerThrough 1936 French legislative election