French legislative election, 1967
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French legislative elections took place on March 5 and 12, 1967 to elect the 3rd National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.
In December 1965, Charles de Gaulle was re-elected President of France in the first Presidential election by universal suffrage. However, contrary to predictions, there had been a second ballot. This election marked a process of rebuilding by the opposition.
François Mitterrand's unexpected result, as De Gaulle's challenger in the second round of the presidential election, allowed him to establish himself as the leader of the non-Communist Left. He led the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left (FGDS), composed of the SFIO Socialist Party, the Radical Party and several left-wing republican clubs, which concluded an electoral agreement with the French Communist Party (PCF).
The centerist and right-wing opposition to De Gaulle gathered in the Democratic Centre led by Jean Lecanuet, the "third man" of 1965 presidential election. However some centrists refused to integrate this group and joined the Gaullist Party, which became the Union of Democrats for the Fifhth Republic (UD5)
Prime Minister Georges Pompidou led the campaign of the incumbent majority, but this was divided. In January 1966, a cabinet reshuffle took place. The Independent Republicans (RI) leader and Economy minister Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was dismissed from the cabinet. His group stayed in the Presidential Majority but with a more critical position. He summed up this attitude by a "yes, but..." to Gaullist policies.
The result of the first round was perceived as a punishment against the Presidential Majority, which obtained less votes than the Left. The outcome of the second round depended on the centrist voters. The Gaullists warned voters against a return to the Fourth Republic, political instability and "Communist danger". The alliance between centrists and the candidates of the Presidential Majority in some constituencies explained the victory of the Right in the second round.
If the Left improved in comparison with the previous legislative election, the Presidential Majority won with only one seat of majority. The centrist deputies were not numerous enough numerous to force the Gaullists to make compromises. Georges Pompidou was confirmed as Prime minister of a UD5/RI cabinet.
[edit] Results
| Parties ans coalitions | Abbr. | Votes (1st round) | % (1st round) | Seats (2nd round) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic (Union des démocrates pour la Cinquième République) | UD5 | 7 182 473 | 32.1 | 200 | |
| Democratic Centre (Centre démocrate) | CD | 2 829 998 | 12.6 | 41 | |
| Independent Republicans (Républicains indépendants) | RI | 1 266 509 | 5.7 | 42 | |
| Miscellaneous Right-wing | DVD | 821 097 | 3.7 | 9 | |
| Total Right ("Presidential Majority" and CD) | 12 100 077 | 54.1 | 292 | ||
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | PCF | 5 039 032 | 22.5 | 73 | |
| Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left (Fédération de la gauche démocrate et socialiste) | FGDS | 4 224 110 | 19.0 | 116 | |
| Unified Socialist Party (Parti socialiste unifié) | PSU | 495 412 | 2.2 | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Left-wing | DVG | 319 651 | 1.4 | 2 | |
| Total Left | 10 078 205 | 45.1 | 194 | ||
| Republican Alliance for the Progress and Liberties (Alliance républicaine pour le progrès et les libertés) | ARPL | 191 412 | 0.9 | - | |
| Total | 22 369 514 | 100 | 486 | ||
| Abstention: 19.1% (1st round); 31.3% (2nd round) | |||||
[edit] 3rd National Assembly by Parliamentary Group
| Group | Members | Caucusing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDR Group | 180 | 20 | 200 | |
| FGDS Group | 116 | 5 | 121 | |
| Communist Group | 71 | 2 | 73 | |
| Independent Republicans Group | 39 | 3 | 42 | |
| Progress and Modern Democracy Group | 38 | 3 | 41 | |
| Non-Inscrits | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total: | 453 | 33 | 486 | |
- One seat vacant (Côte française des Somalis)
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