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How France Votes

Michael S. Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa

Abstract

How France Votes takes as context the presidential election of 1995, which saw the triumph of Gaullist Jacques Chirac, and the legislative elections of 1997, which saw Chirac's political defeat and the emergence of Socialist Lionel Jospin as the prime minister. How did this reversal happen, and why?

Suggested Citation

Michael S. Lewis-Beck. How France Votes. New York: Chatham House, 2000.