Constituent Assembly of 1946

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The Constituent Assembly of 1946 was the body elected in post-liberation France to draft and adopt a new republican constitution, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Fourth Republic.

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instanceOf constituent assembly
legislative body
adoptedOn 1946-10-13
appliesToPeriod post‑Liberation France
constitutionalRegimeEstablished Fourth French Republic NERFINISHED
constitutionApprovedBy referendum of 13 October 1946
convenedBy Provisional Government of the French Republic NERFINISHED
country France
draftedDocument French Constitution of 1946 NERFINISHED
electionDate 1946-06-02
electoralSystem proportional representation
endTime 1946-11-27
followedBy Fourth Republic National Assembly NERFINISHED
governingLaw provisional constitutional arrangements of 1945–1946
hasJurisdiction French Republic NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Fourth Republic founding phase
includedChamber single chamber
languageUsed French
legalForm republican constituent body
legislativeTerm single constituent term
locatedIn Paris
majorParty French Communist Party NERFINISHED
French Section of the Workers' International NERFINISHED
Popular Republican Movement NERFINISHED
meetsIn Palais Bourbon NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 586
politicalContext end of Vichy regime
post‑World War II reconstruction
precededBy Provisional Government of the French Republic NERFINISHED
president Vincent Auriol NERFINISHED
purpose adopt a new French republican constitution
draft a new French republican constitution
recognizedRightsInConstitution preamble affirming equality between men and women
preamble affirming social and economic rights
rejectedPreviousDraft draft constitution of the First Constituent Assembly of 1945
relatedEvent French constitutional referendum of May 1946 NERFINISHED
French constitutional referendum of October 1946 NERFINISHED
replaces Third Republic constitutional framework
result Constitution of 27 October 1946 NERFINISHED
establishment of the French Fourth Republic
startTime 1946-06-02
succeededBy First legislature of the Fourth Republic NERFINISHED
timeInHistoryOfFrance transition from Provisional Government to Fourth Republic
typeOfElection national legislative election
votingRight universal suffrage including women

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Constituent Assembly of 1945 followedBy Constituent Assembly of 1946
Constituent Assembly of 1945 replacedBy Constituent Assembly of 1946
this entity surface form: Second Constituent Assembly of 1946