June 1968 French legislative election
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The June 1968 French legislative election was a snap parliamentary vote in France that resulted in a landslide victory for President Charles de Gaulle’s Gaullist party, dramatically reshaping the National Assembly in the wake of the May 1968 unrest.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French legislative election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| calledBy | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDissolution |
May 1968 civil unrest
ⓘ
May 1968 events in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | took place one year after the 1967 French legislative election ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | Constitution of the Fifth French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| endDate | 1968-06-30 ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | held shortly after May 1968 protests in France ⓘ |
| impact |
strengthened presidential majority
ⓘ
weakened extra-parliamentary opposition ⓘ |
| legislature | National Assembly of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | France ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | French Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyAbbreviation | PCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyLeader | Waldeck Rochet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningAlliance | presidential majority ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Union for the Defence of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningPartyAbbreviation | UDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningPartyIdeology | Gaullism ⓘ |
| mainWinningPartyLeader | Georges Pompidou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningPartyPoliticalPosition | centre-right to right-wing ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 244 ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1973 French legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 2 ⓘ |
| otherMajorParty |
Democratic Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Section of the Workers' International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorPartyAbbreviation | SFIO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorPartyLeader |
Guy Mollet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Lecanuet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 4th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1967 French legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Maurice Couve de Murville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Georges Pompidou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | dissolution of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| resultEffectOnAssembly | large Gaullist majority in the National Assembly ⓘ |
| resultEffectOnLeft | significant losses for left-wing parties ⓘ |
| resultSummary | landslide victory for Gaullist forces ⓘ |
| snapElectionReason | restore authority after May 1968 unrest ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-06-23 ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 487 ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | snap election ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutFirstRound | around 77% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutSecondRound | around 69% ⓘ |
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