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Civil and political liberties
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5.5 |
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[28th of 140]
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Electoral system
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two-round system |
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Electoral system type
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majority |
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Female candidacy
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1,944 |
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[104th of 161]
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Female ministers
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5.3% |
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[104th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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10.9% |
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[80th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1944 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1945 (elected) |
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Jew > Legal equality granted > Year
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1791 |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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4.4% |
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[28th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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60.3% |
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[116th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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22,186,200 |
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[18th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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36,783,700 |
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[16th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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44,521,900 |
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[14th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Invalid votes
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5.4% |
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[8th of 61]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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79.7% |
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[22nd of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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32,832,300 |
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[5th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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41,191,200 |
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[7th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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44,080,800 |
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[7th of 91]
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Vote counting technology
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manual |
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Jewish Emancipation
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
France, French Republic, Republique Francaise
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