French presidential election of 1848
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The French presidential election of 1848 was the first direct presidential election in French history, resulting in Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte’s victory and marking a pivotal moment in the Second Republic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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presidential election ⓘ |
| ballotType | single-round plurality vote ⓘ |
| campaignTheme |
defense of religion and property
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law and order ⓘ social stability after the 1848 revolutions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| electorate | French male citizens aged 21 and over ⓘ |
| endDate | 1848-12-10 ⓘ |
| firstOfItsKind | first direct presidential election in French history GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | French presidential election of 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidated the authority of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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demonstrated strength of rural conservative and Catholic vote ⓘ marked a pivotal moment in the Second Republic ⓘ revealed weakness of republican and socialist forces ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of 4 November 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | metropolitan France ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
facilitated the 1851 coup d’état by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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paved the way for the establishment of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Louis-Eugène Cavaignac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentIdeology | moderate republican ⓘ |
| mainOpponentPopularVote | about 1,474,687 ⓘ |
| mainOpponentVoteShare | about 19.7% ⓘ |
| mediaSupportForWinner | conservative press ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionBase |
socialists and radical democrats
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urban republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | authorities of the French Second Republic ⓘ |
| otherCandidate |
Alexandre Ledru-Rollin
NERFINISHED
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Alphonse de Lamartine NERFINISHED ⓘ François-Vincent Raspail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Second Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | February Revolution of 1848 in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reelectionRule | immediate re-election prohibited ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becoming President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| startDate | 1848-12-10 ⓘ |
| suffrage | universal male suffrage ⓘ |
| supportBaseOfWinner |
Catholic conservatives
GENERATED
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monarchists seeking a strong executive GENERATED ⓘ rural peasants GENERATED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfOffice | four years ⓘ |
| totalVotesCast | about 7.3 million ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | very high ⓘ |
| winner | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerIdeology | conservative ⓘ |
| winnerPartyOrLabel | Bonapartist ⓘ |
| winnerPopularVote | about 5,587,759 ⓘ |
| winnerVoteShare | about 74.3% ⓘ |
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