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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.
However, General Charles de Gaulle reintroduced the use of referendum from the liberation of France in 1945 to end the Third Republic, and give the country a provisional plan. [ citation needed ] In addition, twice in 1946 the French voted on the draft constitution which gave birth to the Fourth Republic .
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 .
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 ...
In the referendum on 27 April, 53.5% of voters rejected the proposed amendments. Following the announcement of the results, De Gaulle resigned as president at noon the following day, having threatened to do so if the referendum had failed. [1]
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.
These laws followed the first failed attempt at decentralisation (referendum to reform the senate and regionalisation) in 1969 by General De Gaulle. In 2002 and 2004 the second stage of territorial decentralisation was set in motion by Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The 2003 change to the Constitution introduced the principle of financial autonomy of ...
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]