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
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Jacques Chirac | 247 | +119 | 5 188 196 | 20.4% | — | |
| UDF | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 213 | +83 | — | — | — | |
| PS | Pierre Bérégovoy | 53 | -209 | — | — | — | |
| PCF | Georges Marchais | 24 | -3 | 2 336 254 | 9.2% | — | |
| FN | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 0 | -1 | — | — | — |
40 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.