French Presidential elections under the Third Republic

French Presidential elections under the Third Republic involved the election of the President of France by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The President was thus elected by indirect universal suffrage.

Since the Third Republic was a parliamentary system, the President had much fewer powers than under the current Fifth Republic, where the president is elected under universal suffrage. Besides, since the May 16, 1877 crisis, the President was prevented, by custom, to use his right of dissolution of parliament. Thus, no president used it after Mac-Mahon dissolving of 1877.

1875 Presidential election

1879 Presidential election

1885 Presidential election

1887 Presidential election

1894 Presidential election

1895 Presidential election

1899 Presidential election

1906 Presidential election

1913 Presidential election

1920 Presidential election

1920 Presidential election

1924 Presidential election

1931 Presidential election

1932 Presidential election

1939 Presidential election

See also

Presidential elections in the IV Republic

• French presidential election, 1947
• French presidential election, 1953

Presidential elections in the V Republic

• French presidential election, 1958

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