French cantonal elections, 1979
- French cantonal elections, 1979
"Cantonale" elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on March 18 and 15, 1979. The left gained 9 presidencies but lost 2.
Electoral System
The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of "registered" voters) needed to proceed to the second round.
National Results
Runoff results missing
ources
Alain Lancelot, "Les élections sous la Ve République", PUF, Paris, 1988
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