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In 1979 the first direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Four parties were able to win seats: the centre right Union for French Democracy the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party. 61.7% of the French population turned out on election day.
Results
| Parties and coalitions | Top Candidate | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for French Democracy (Union pour la démocratie Française) | Simone Veil | 27.61 | 25 | ||
| Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) / Movement of Left Radicals (Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche) | François Mitterrand | 23.53 | 22 | ||
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | Georges Marchais | 20.52 | 19 | ||
| Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République) | Jacques Chirac | 16.31 | 15 | ||
| Movement of Political Ecology (Mouvement d'écologie politique-Écologistes) | Solange Fernex | 4.39 | 0 | ||
| Others | 7.68 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 81 | |||
| Abstention: 38.3% (1st round) | |||||
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