French legislative election, 1791
French legislative elections were held in September 1791 to elect the Legislative Assembly and was the first ever French election. However, only citizens paying taxes were allowed to vote. A plurality of the elected candidates were independents, but almost all were affiliated with the three political factions emerging in the new legislatve assembly; the Marais, the Feuillants and the Jacobins (Montagnards, since they occupied the most elevated in the assembly). The factions were only vaguely affiliated to an organized program. The Feuillants did, however, support a constitutional monarchy, the Girondists a moderate republican policy and the Cordeliers a radical democratic constitution, supported by the lower classes. These factions predeceded the later dominant factions: the Jacobin, the G
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French legislative election, 1791
French legislative elections were held in September 1791 to elect the Legislative Assembly and was the first ever French election. However, only citizens paying taxes were allowed to vote. A plurality of the elected candidates were independents, but almost all were affiliated with the three political factions emerging in the new legislatve assembly; the Marais, the Feuillants and the Jacobins (Montagnards, since they occupied the most elevated in the assembly). The factions were only vaguely affiliated to an organized program. The Feuillants did, however, support a constitutional monarchy, the Girondists a moderate republican policy and the Cordeliers a radical democratic constitution, supported by the lower classes. These factions predeceded the later dominant factions: the Jacobin, the G
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French legislative elections w ...... onsisting mainly of moderates.
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In september 1791 werden er Fr ...... vooral bestond uit gematigden.
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L'élection des députés de la L ...... ent à la Constitution de 1791.
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La elección legislativa de Fra ...... os Girondinos y los Jacobinos.
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Wybory parlamentarne we Francj ...... Feuillantów jak i Kordelierów.
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Парламентские выборы во Франци ...... исты, умеренные республиканцы.
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1791-09-05
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Kingdom of France
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Composition of the Legislative Assembly
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next election
French National Convention election, 1792
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seats
seats for election
All 745 seats to the Legislative Assembly
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French legislative elections w ...... t factions: the Jacobin, the G
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In september 1791 werden er Fr ...... s kwamen er meer dominante fac
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L'élection des députés de la L ...... aration de Pillnitz (27 août).
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La elección legislativa de Fra ...... os Girondinos y los Jacobinos.
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Wybory parlamentarne we Francj ...... Feuillantów jak i Kordelierów.
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Парламентские выборы во Франци ...... исты, умеренные республиканцы.
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Elección legislativa de Francia de 1791
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Franse parlementsverkiezingen 1791
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French legislative election, 1791
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Wybory parlamentarne we Francji w 1791 roku
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Élections législatives françaises de 1791
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Парламентские выборы во Франции (1791)
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