Municipal elections were held in France on 13 and 20 March 1977.
By 1977, President
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, , ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...
had been in power since 1974.
The left-wing coalition of the
Communists
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and
Socialists
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, united under a "government program" swept the elections. Out of 221 cities with over 30,000 inhabitants, the left won 155. The Socialists gained
Rennes,
Angers
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,
Brest
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*Brest, France
** Arrondissement of Brest
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,
Nantes,
Villeurbanne
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,
Pau, and
Cannes
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. The Communists gained
Le Mans,
Reims, and
Saint-Étienne. For the first time, green parties realized their first breakthroughs.
For the first time since 1789
French Revolution
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, elections were held to the
mayorship of Paris. The former Prime Minister and RPR candidate
Jacques Chirac was elected, defeating the Giscardian
RI candidate
Michel d'Ornano
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.
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Events January
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1977 elections in France