1993 French Legislative Election

21 and 28 March 1993 · The Fifth Republic · 577 seats, 289 for a majority

Since 1988, President François Mitterrand and his Socialist cabinets had relied on a relative parliamentary majority. In an attempt to avoid having to work with the Communists, Prime Minister Michel Rocard tried to gain support from the UDF by appointing four UDF ministers.

Prime Minister before

Pierre Bérégovoy

PS

Prime Minister after

Edouard Balladur

RPR

Largest force

RPR

247 of 577 seats

Turnout

68.9%

The result

RPR
Jacques Chirac · 20.4% of votes · +119 seats
247
seats
UDF
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing · +83 seats
213
seats
PS
Pierre Bérégovoy · -209 seats
53
seats
PCF
Georges Marchais · 9.2% of votes · -3 seats
24
seats
FN
Jean-Marie Le Pen · -1 seats
0
seats

40 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.