Legislative elections were held in France on 26 April and 10 May 1914, three months before the outbreak of

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. The Radical Party, a radical and increasingly

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party, emerged as the largest party, though, with the outbreak of the

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, many in the Chamber, ranging from

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, united to form the ''

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''. The elections saw 192 new members elected.Le Matin
12 May 1914 Alexandre Ribot, a member of the Republican Democratic Party, negotiated a government on 9 June 1914, but its perceived overly-centrist leanings lead much of the

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of the Radical Party to rebel against it, bringing it down on the day it was presented to the chamber. Ribot was quickly succeeded by René Viviani of the Republican-Socialist Party, who formed a

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government on 13 June, only four days later.

Results

References

Sources

*https://www.france-politique.fr/elections-legislatives-1914.htm

External links

Map of Deputies elected in 1914 according to their group in the House, including overseas (in French)
{{French elections Legislative elections in France

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