European Parliament election, 1984 (France)
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In 1984 the second direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Four parties were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party, and the Front National. 56.7% of the French population turned out on election day.
The result was the first time the far-right Front National obtained important results- this time 10.8% and close to the declining French Communist Party.
[edit] Results
| Parties and coalitions | Top Candidate | % | Seats | ||
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| Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie Française) - Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République) | Simone Veil | 43.02 | 41 | ||
| Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) | Lionel Jospin | 20.75 | 20 | ||
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | Georges Marchais | 11.20 | 10 | ||
| National Front (Front National) | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 10.95 | 10 | ||
| The Greens (Les Verts) | Didier Anger | 3.36 | 0 | ||
| Others | 10.67 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 81 | |||
| Abstention: 43.3% (1st round) | |||||
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