Parliamentary elections were held in France on 24 May and 1 June 1869, with a second round on 6 and 7 June. These elections resulted in a victory for the regime of the Second Empire, but the oppositio
Émile Ollivier 1870
Vuitry, Adolphe
Coubertin The evolution of France under the third republic, 1897
Léon Gambetta en 1870
Émile Ollivier
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Olivier Émile Ollivier was a French statesman. Starting as an avid republican opposed to Emperor Napoleon III, he pushed the Emperor toward liberal reforms and in turn came increasingly into Napoleon'
1869 French legislative election
…1869 French legislative election 24 May and 1 June 1869 (first round) 6–7 June 1869 (second round) First party Second party Leader Émile Ollivier Adolphe Vuitry Party Liberal Bonapartists Conservative Bonapartists Seats won 120 92 Third party Fourth party Leader Adolphe Thiers Léon Gambetta Party…
"The Parliamentary Empire". Caricature by Coïdé published in Vanity Fair in 1870.