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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.
General de Gaulle used the referendum in 1945 at the Liberation and made his mark on the Fifth Republic. 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.
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 ...
On 1 June 1958, Charles de Gaulle was appointed head of the government; [10] on 3 June 1958, a constitutional law empowered the new government to draft a new constitution of France, [3] and another law granted Charles de Gaulle and his cabinet the power to rule by decree for up to six months, except on certain matters related to the basic ...
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]
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.
Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the Fifth Republic, was instrumental in the adoption of the new constitution, as he was called back from retirement and narrowly avoided a coup resulting from the Algerian War. [7] [5] De Gaulle always supported the second interpretation of the constitution, in favor of a powerful president. [5]