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Encyclopedia > French legislative election, 1981
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French legislative election took place on June 14 and 21, 1981 to elect the 7th 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. ... It has been suggested that Human rights in France be merged into this article or section. ... The President of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française) 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 29 November 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 Senate amphitheater in the Luxembourg Palace The Senate (in French :le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ... 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. ... 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 herald the first contest since Frances rejection of the European constitution in May 2005. ... These are the results of the French legislative election of 2002 Category: ... The French legislative election will take place in June 2007, a few weeks after the French presidential election. ... 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. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... 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. ...


On May 10, 1981 François Mitterrand is elected President of France. He became the first Socialist to rise to this post by the universal suffrage. That was the first alternance of the Fifth Republic. (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on October 5, 1958. ...


The new head of State nominated Pierre Mauroy to lead a Socialist cabinet. Then, he dissolved the National Assembly in order that it could rely on a parliamentary majority. Pierre Mauroy, French politician Pierre Mauroy (born July 5, 1928) is a French Socialist politician. ...


The Socialists achieved the bigest electoral success of their history. This result marked the triumph of Mitterrand's strategy. Like the Gaullist UDR in 1968, the Socialist Party obtained an absolute parliamentary majority. Its Communist partner declined. However, four Communists fit in government. That was the first PCF governmental participation since 1947.


The previous right-wing majority is down-cast. It was victim of the economic crisis, the will of changes, the rivalry between Jacques Chirac and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and the defeat of this one at the second round of the presidentail election. The creation of the "Union for a New Majority" has not convinced voters. It appeared as a false reconciliation. Jacques René Chirac (born 29 November 1932 in Paris) is a French politician and the current President of the French Republic. ... This article needs to be updated. ...


Results

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Parties and coalitions Abbr. Votes (1st round) % (1st round) Seats (2nd round)
Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) PS 9 077 435 36.0 266
French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) PCF 4 065 962 16.1 44
Movement of Left Radicals (Mouvement des radicaux de gauche) MRG 354 632 1.4 14
Miscellaneous Left-wing DVG 187 230 0.7 9
Total "Presidential Majority" (Left) 13 685 259 54.3 333
Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République) RPR 5 258 328 20.9 85
Union for French Democracy ( union pour la démocratie française) UDF 4 835 552 19.2 62
Miscellaneous Right-wing DVD 706 926 2.8 11
Total "Union for a New Majority" (Right) 10 800 806 42.9 158
Far-Left 343 831 1.4 -
Ecologists ECO 271 287 1.1 -
National Front (Front national) FN 90 392 0.4 -
Total 25 191 575 100 491
Abstention: 29.7% (1st round); 25.0% (2nd round)
The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ... The French Communist Party (French: Parti communiste français or PCF) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. ... The Left Radical Party (Parti Radical de Gauche or PRG) is a minor French centre-left, social-liberal party with moderate views, formed in 1972 by a split from the Radical Republicans and Radical Socialists Party, once the dominant party of the French left. ... The Rally for the Republic, also known by its French acronym RPR (Rassemblement pour la République), was a French political party. ... The Union for French Democracy, also known by its French acronym UDF (Union pour la Démocratie Française), is a French centrist political party. ... The name National Front, is used by a number of political parties and coalitions. ...


 

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