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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.
Voters were asked whether they approved of the adoption of a constitution for the French Fifth Republic written by Charles de Gaulle. It was overwhelmingly approved, with 82.6% in favour. [ 2 ] Voter turnout was 84.9% in metropolitan France and 79.8% overall.
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.
De Gaulle, who in spite of recent history admired Germany and spoke excellent German, [34] as well as English, [35] established a good relationship with the aging West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer—culminating in the Elysee Treaty in 1963—and in the first few years of the Common Market, France's industrial exports to the other five ...
In 1969, Charles de Gaulle had a bill on the creation of the regions and on the renovation of the Senate. [PLC 1] Adopted by both houses, the referendum of 27 April 1969 rejected (52.4% no, Charles de Gaulle, taking note of the refusal of the French people, immediately resigned). Regionalization was finally put into place via legislation ...
When De Gaulle appeared on the balcony of the town hall in Bayeux, the public greeted him with cries of "Take power!" [ 1 ] De Gaulle advocated a reduction in the power of the parliament, [ 2 ] going as far as to say, "It goes without saying that the parliament, which is composed of two chambers and exercises legislative power, cannot be the ...
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.