French National Assembly - Paperback

by Howard R. Penniman (Author)

This definitive election study unpacks the pivotal 1978 French National Assembly Elections, where editor Howard R. Penniman and a team of leading scholars, including Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, examine how a fractured Socialist-Communist left lost ground to a center-right coalition, offering an essential deep dive into French partisanship, campaign strategy, media influence, and the rise of women in post-Gaullist politics.

This book analyzes the elections that were widely expected to bring the left to power in France. Instead they gave the center-right coalition a slim lead in the popular vote and a decisive majority in the National Assembly.