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| Turnout | 80.90% (first round) 70.09% (second round) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Legislative elections were held in France on 5 and 12 March 1967, [1] to elect the third National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.
In December 1965 president Charles de Gaulle was re-elected in the first presidential elections held under universal suffrage. However, contrary to predictions, there had been a second round. 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 French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO, socialist party), the Radical Party and several left-wing republican clubs, which concluded an electoral agreement with the French Communist Party (PCF).
The centrist 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 into this group and joined the Gaullist Party, which became the Union of Democrats for the Fifth 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 a surprisingly low result. 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.
The Left improved in comparison with the previous legislative election and the Presidential Majority won with only a one-seat 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 UDR-RI cabinet.
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Union for the Defence of the Republic–Independent Republicans | 8,453,512 | 37.75 | 7,972,908 | 42.61 | 240 | |
| French Communist Party | 5,029,808 | 22.46 | 3,998,790 | 21.37 | 73 | |
| Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left | 4,207,166 | 18.79 | 4,505,329 | 24.08 | 118 | |
| Democratic Centre | 2,864,272 | 12.79 | 1,328,777 | 7.10 | 42 | |
| Miscellaneous | 1,136,191 | 5.07 | 702,352 | 3.75 | 9 | |
| Unified Socialist Party and far-left | 506,592 | 2.26 | 173,466 | 0.93 | 5 | |
| Republican Alliance for Progress and Liberties | 194,776 | 0.87 | 28,347 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Total | 22,392,317 | 100.00 | 18,709,969 | 100.00 | 487 | |
| Valid votes | 22,392,317 | 97.84 | 18,709,969 | 96.97 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 494,834 | 2.16 | 584,368 | 3.03 | ||
| Total votes | 22,887,151 | 100.00 | 19,294,337 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,291,838 | 80.90 | 27,526,358 | 70.09 | ||
| Source: Quid, IPU | ||||||
| Party | Seats | |
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| Union for the Defence of the Republic Group | 200 | |
| Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left Group | 121 | |
| French Communist Party Group | 73 | |
| Independent Republicans Group | 42 | |
| Progress and Modern Democracy Group | 41 | |
| Non-Inscrits | 9 | |
| Total | 486 | |
| Source: Quid | ||
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