June 1946 French legislative election

June 1946 French legislative election

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All 522 seats in the Constituent Assembly 262 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.85%
Party Leader % Seats MRP Georges Bidault 28.11 160 PCF Maurice Thorez 26.15 146 SFIO Guy Mollet 21.06 115 PRL Michel Clemenceau 12.78 62 PRRRS Édouard Herriot 11.54 39 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after SFIO Georges Bidault MRP

Legislative elections were held in France on 2 June 1946 to elect the second post-war

The "No" coalition warned the voters against the danger of a "dictatorship" of an Assembly dominated by the Marxists, which could question the existence of private property. In the "Yes" coalition, the SFIO refused the communist proposition of a common campaign. Finally, the "No"s won by 53% of the votes in a May 1946 referendum.

Consequently, a new National Assembly was elected in order to elaborate a new constitutional draft. The MRP, which led the "No" coalition, became the largest party with more votes and seats than the PCF. The Communists and the Socialists no longer formed a majority, so the MRP was a necessary partner for the writing of a constitutional text. Its leader Georges Bidault took the lead role in the provisional government.

Results

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