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A constitutional referendum was held in France on 27 April 1969. [1] The referendum proposed government decentralization and changes to the Senate. These reforms were rejected by 52.4% of voters, leading to President Charles de Gaulle's resignation.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle [a] [b] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.
This allowed the people to free themselves from the past by voting "no" the first time. But the referendum was not implemented [Note 7] and it would not be until General de Gaulle's return to power in 1958 that the referendum was restored, both to ratify the new constitution and in the constitution itself which is one of its major innovations.
Massu persuaded the discouraged de Gaulle to return to France; now knowing that he had the military's support, de Gaulle rescheduled the meeting of the Council of Ministers for the next day, 30 May, [11] and returned to Colombey by 6:00 pm. [15] However, his wife Yvonne gave the family jewels to their son and daughter-in-law—who stayed in ...
In the presidential election, the Gaullist Party (Union of Democrats for the Republic, UDR) was represented by former Prime Minister Georges Pompidou.He was very popular in the conservative electorate due to economic growth when he led the cabinet (from 1962 to 1968) and his role in the settlement of the May 68 crisis and winning the June 1968 legislative campaign.
After the Liberation of France in 1945, the provisional government led by Charles de Gaulle did not reinstate the 16th legislature of the French Third Republic.Instead, it organized legislative elections to establish a new Constituent Assembly, tasked with drafting a new constitution to ensure democratic representation and legitimacy in the institutions of a new Republic.
President Charles de Gaulle in 1961. A referendum on the method of the election of the president was held in France on 28 October 1962. [1] The question was whether to have the President of the French Republic elected by direct popular vote, rather than by an electoral college. It was approved by 62.3% of voters with a 77.0% turnout. [2]
A constitutional referendum was held in France on 28 September 1958. [1] Voters were asked whether they approved of the adoption of a constitution for the French Fifth Republic written by Charles de Gaulle .