1795 French legislative election

1795 French legislative election

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One-third of the seats in the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients
First party Second party Third party   Leader Paul Barras Mathieu Dumas Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc Party Republicans Moderate monarchists Royalists Seats won 63 54 33

Legislative elections were held in France between 12 and 21 October 1795 (20 to 29 Vendémiaire, Year IV) to elect one-third of the members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients, the lower and upper houses of the legislature. The elections were held in accordance with the Constitution of the Year III and the first under the Directory regime.

Background

During the summer of 1795, following the

With the approaching election, the Royalists (known collectively as the Monarchists) hope to take advantage of the elections and see a return to the monarchy and campaign together in many regions. Fearing a monarchist outcome, the 'Republicans' (Jacobins, Thermidorians, and Montagnards) pass a law, known as the 2/3rds decree, which saw each of houses of the directory contain those many members from the convention. However, following the 13 Vendémiaire royalist insurrection, the 2/3rds principle became a hated law by members of the royalist and anti-radical parties.^[3][4]

Results

1795 began seeing a large swing in support of constitutional royalists, now known as 'Clichyens', named after the

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