1958 French Legislative Election
Founding the Fifth Republic23 and 30 November 1958 · The Fifth Republic · 576 seats, 289 for a majority
On 13 May, riots broke out in Algiers, with the complicity of the army in what is known as the May 1958 crisis in France. A rebel government seized power in Algiers in order to defend "French Algeria".
Prime Minister before
Charles de Gaulle
UNR
Prime Minister after
Michel Debré
UNR
Largest force
UNR
189 of 576 seats
Turnout
77.1%
The result
UNR
Charles de Gaulle · 17.6% of votes · +167 seats
189
seats
SFIO
Guy Mollet · 15.5% of votes · -55 seats
40
seats
PRV
Félix Gaillard · -40 seats
37
seats
PCF
Maurice Thorez · -140 seats
10
seats
300 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.