1799 ⟶ Legislative Election Results in Gains for the Left
April 18: 1799 French legislative election results in a majo...
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🗳️ Elections Yield Royalist Gains in the Legislature
April 18: Results of partial elections for the legislature. 205 of the 216 deputies running are defeated, and many are replaced by royalists.⟶
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🗳️ Elections for French Legislative Seats
April 9–18: Elections for one-third of the seats in the French legislature.⟶
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🗳️ Council of Five Hundred Recommends Exclusion of Left-Wing Election Candidates
May 7: A report to the Council of Five Hundred declares that the French elections were irregular, and recommends exclusion of candidates of the far left.⟶
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🗳️ Legislative Purge: Deputies' Election Invalidated
May 11: By the Law of 22 Floréal Year VI, the Council of Ancients and the Council of Five Hundred invalidate the election of 106 Jacobin deputies.⟶
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🗳️ Legislative Election Results in Gains for the Left
April 18: 1799 French legislative election results in a major loss for supporters of the government, and a victory for the extreme left.⟶
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🗳️ Legislative Elections Commence to Replace One-Third of Deputies
April 9: Beginning of legislative elections to replace one-third of members.⟶
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