1968 French Senate election
The fourth senatorial elections of the Fifth Republic were held in France on September 22, 1968.[1]
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Context
This election has depended largely of the results of 1965 municipal elections.
Results
| Group | Ideology | Seats | +/− | Percentage | |
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| Independent Republicans (RI) | Liberalism, Right-wing | 54 |  |
19,1 % | |
| Socialist (SOC) | Socialism, Left-wing | 52 |  |
18,4% | |
| Centrist Union of Progressive Democrats (UCDP) | Christian democracy, Right-wing | 47 |  |
16,6% | |
| Democratic Left (GD) | Radicalism, Right-wing, Left-wing | 43 | |
15,2% | |
| Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR) | Gaullism, Right-wing | 36 | |
12,7% | |
| Republican Centre of Rural and Social Action (CNIP) | Conservatism, Right-wing | 19 | |
6,7% | |
| Communist (COM) | Communism, Left-wing | 18 | |
6,4% | |
| Non-Registered (NI) | None | 14 | |
4,9% | |
| Total: | 283 | |
100,0 % | ||
Senate Presidency
On October 3, 1968, Alain Poher was elected president of the Senate.
List of senators elected
References
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