European Parliament election, 1989 (France)
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On June 15, 1989 the third direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party and the PRG, the French Communist Party, the Front National and a list of dissenting members of the UDF. 48.8% of the French population turned out on election day.
[edit] Results
| List | Top Candidate | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for French Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie Française) / Rally for the Republic(Rassemblement pour la République) | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 28.88 | 26 | ||
| Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) | Laurent Fabius | 23.61 | 22 | ||
| National Front (Front National) | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 11.73 | 10 | ||
| The Greens (Les Verts) | Antoine Waechter | 10.59 | 9 | ||
| Union for French Democracy dissidents (Union pour la Démocratie Française) | Simone Veil | 8.43 | 7 | ||
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | Philippe Herzog | 7.72 | 7 | ||
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions (Chasse, pêche, nature et traditions) | André Goustat | 4.13 | 0 | ||
| Others | 4.91 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 81 | |||
| Abstention: 51.2% (1st round) | |||||
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