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French legislative election took place on November 23 and 30, 1958 to elect the 1st National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ... Symbol of the French government The government of France is a semi-presidential system based on the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares itself to be an indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic. The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims Frances... The President of the French Republic (French: ) colloquially referred to as President of France, is Frances elected Head of State and also the ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the Légion dhonneur. ... Jacques René Chirac (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician and the current President of the French Republic. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (born 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco) simply known as Dominique de Villepin ( — , is a French diplomat and politician. ... This page is a list of French prime ministers. ... The Parlement of France is bicameral, and consists of the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and the Senate (Sénat). ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... The Senate amphitheater in the Luxembourg Palace The Senate (in French :le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ... The French Congress (French: ) is the name given to the body created when both houses of the present-day French Parliament – the French National Assembly and the French Senate – reunite at the Château of Versailles to vote on revisions to the French constitution. ... A republican guard giving directions to visitors at the front entrance of the Constitutional Council The Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958. ... The Court of Cassation (Cour de cassation in French) is the main court of last resort in France. ... Political parties in France lists political parties in France. ... Charles de Gaulle, in his generals uniform Gaullism (from French Gaullisme) is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. ... France is a representative democracy. ... The 2002 French presidential election consisted of a first round election on 21 April 2002, and a runoff election between the top two candidates (Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie Le Pen) on 5 May 2002. ... The 2007 French presidential election will be the ninth such election of the Fifth French Republic. ... These are the results of the French legislative election of 2002 Category: ... The French legislative election will take place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. ... France is named The Country of the Human Rights. In the Constitution and in the laws, the Human Rights are respected. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies. ... In 1589, the four French Secretaries of State became specialized, with one of the secretaries responsible for foreign affairs. ... This is a list of major political scandals in France: 1816 shipwreck of and search for French frigate Medusa off the west coast of Africa Dreyfus Affair, 1894 treason conviction of Alfred Dreyfus - exposed by writer Emile Zola on January 13, 1898 The Ben Barka affair, 1965 disappearance of the... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. ... The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ...


Since 1954, the Fourth Republic floundered in the Algerian War. In May 1958, Pierre Pflimlin, a Christian-Democrat, took the head of the cabinet. He was knew to be in favour of a negociated solution with the Algerian nationalists. On May 13, riots took place in Alger, with the complicity of the army. A couter-government was formed in order to defend "the French Algeria". The next day, general Massu demanded De Gaulle's come back. There were several Fourth Republics in the course of history. ... The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists in Algeria and the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) and other pro-independence Algerians. ... Pierre Pflimlin, French prime minister Pierre Pflimlin (February 5, 1907 - June 27, 2000) was a French Christian Democratic politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before the return of Charles de Gaulle. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (  listen?) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...


France is threaten by a possible civil war. The rebellious generals took the control of Corse. In Paris, the political leaders wanted found a compromise. On June 1st, De Gaulle replaced Pflimlin to lead a government of national unity and obtained the right to begin a process for a new Constitution. Only the Communists and some center-left politicians as Pierre Mendès-France and François Mitterrand, refused this "coup against the Republic". This article is about the Mediterranean island. ... Pierre Mendès France Pierre Mendès France (Paris, 11 January 1907 - 18 October 1982), French politician, was born in Paris, into a family of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. ... (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. ...


On September 28, the new Constitution is approved by 79.2% of voters. The Fifth Republic borned. The Two-round system was re-established for the legislative election. The Gaullists created the Union for the New Republic which became the first parliamentary group. Their opponents were crushed. The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ... An example of runoff voting. ... In France the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. ...


On December 21st, De Gaulle is elected President of France by a congress of national and local elects. His Justice Minister Michel Debré became Prime Minister. The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Michel Debré (January 15, 1912 - August 2, 1996) was a French politician. ...


Results

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Parties and coalitions Abbr. Votes (1st round) % (1st round) Seats (2nd round)
Union for the New Republic (Union pour la nouvelle République) UNR 3 603 958 17.6 189
French Section of the Workers International (Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière) SFIO 3 167 354 15.5 40
National Center of Independents and Peasants (Centre national des indépendants et paysans) CNIP 2 815 176 13.7 132
Miscellaneous Right-wing 2 395 751 11.8 81
Popular Republican Movement (Mouvement républicain populaire) MRP 1 858 380 9.1 57
Radical Party (Parti radical) and allies PR 1 669 890 8.4 35
Total "Pro-Fifth Republic Majority" 15 510 509 76.2 534
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) PCF 3 882 204 18.9 10
Far-Right 669 518 3.3 -
Union of the Democratic Forces (Union des forces démocratiques) UFD 347 298 1.7 2
Abstention: 22.9% (1st round), 29.3% (2nd round)
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In France the Gaullist Party is usually used to refer to the largest party professing to be Gaullist. ... The Section Française de lInternationale Ouvrière (SFIO, French section of the Workers International), founded in 1905, was a French socialist political party, designed as the local section of the Second International (i. ... The National Center of Independents and Peasants (Centre National des Indépendants et Paysans) is a political party in France. ... The Popular Republican Movement (Mouvement Républicain Populaire or MRP) was a French Christian democratic party of the Fourth Republic. ... The Radical Party (Parti Radical or Républicains Radicaux et Radicaux-Socialistes, Radical Republicans and Radical Socialists), was a major French political party of the early to mid 20th century, originally considered radical due to its anti-clericalism. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... French legislative election took place on 2 January 1956 to elect the 3rd National Assembly of the Fourth Republic by the party-list proportional representation. ... French legislative election took place on June 23 and 30, 1968 to elect the 4th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic In 1967, the Presidential Majority won by a short head the legislative election. ... French legislative election took place on March 12 and 19, 1978 to elect the 6th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... French legislative election took place on June 14 and 21, 1981 to elect the 7th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... The French legislative election took place on March 16, 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... French legislative election took place on June 5 and 12, 1988 to elect the 9th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... French legislative election took place on March 21 and 28, 1993 to elect the 10th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... French legislative election took place in May 25 and June 1, 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. ... These are the results of the French legislative election of 2002 Category: ... The French legislative election will take place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. ...


 

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