First Constituent Assembly of the Fourth Republic

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The First Constituent Assembly of the Fourth Republic was the post–World War II French parliamentary body elected in 1945 to draft a new republican constitution and lay the foundations of the Fourth Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
parliamentary body
aim define the institutional framework of the Fourth Republic
establish a new republican regime
appliesToJurisdiction French Republic NERFINISHED
category 1945 establishments in France
1946 disestablishments in France
Constituent assemblies NERFINISHED
French Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
composedOf deputies elected by universal suffrage
constitutionalOutcome rejected draft constitution of 1946 referendum
constitutionalProjectSubmissionDate 1946
constitutionalProjectSubmittedTo French electorate
country France
dissolvedAfter constitutional referendum of 5 May 1946
drafts first constitutional project of the Fourth Republic
electionDate 21 October 1945
electoralEvent French legislative election of 21 October 1945 NERFINISHED
endTime 1946
followedBy Second Constituent Assembly of the Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
governmentFormDiscussed parliamentary republic
hasJurisdiction French overseas territories
metropolitan France NERFINISHED
hasRole drafting a new republican constitution for France
laying the foundations of the Fourth Republic
headOfStateDuringTerm Charles de Gaulle (as head of the Provisional Government) NERFINISHED
historicalContext Liberation of France NERFINISHED
end of World War II in Europe
inception 1945
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalBasis ordinances of the Provisional Government of the French Republic
legislativeBodyFor Fourth French Republic (in formation) NERFINISHED
legislativeTermNumber 1
legislatureOf France NERFINISHED
location Paris
mainTasks debating institutional balance between executive and legislature
defining relationship between France and its empire
drafting constitutional text
meetsIn Palais Bourbon NERFINISHED
notableFeature first national French assembly elected with women’s suffrage
partOf history of the French Fourth Republic
politicalEra Fourth Republic transition period
precededBy Third Republic parliamentary institutions NERFINISHED
replaces institutions of the French Third Republic
startTime 1945
subjectOf French constitutional history
timePeriod post–World War II
typeOfElectionSystem proportional representation
votingFranchise universal suffrage including women

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Provisional Consultative Assembly followedBy First Constituent Assembly of the Fourth Republic
Constituent Assembly of 1945 legislativePeriod First Constituent Assembly of the Fourth Republic