French Constitutional Law of 1940

French Constitutional Law of 1940, are the bills that were voted into law on 10 July 1940 by the National Assembly, which comprised both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies during the French Third Republic. The law established the regime of Vichy France. It passed with 569 votes to 80, with 20 abstentions. The 80 parliamentarians who voted against it are known as the Vichy 80. Constitutional Law of 1940 was annulled with the law of 9 August 1944 that declared it null and void and proclaimed that the republic never ceased to exist.

French Constitutional Law of 1940

French Constitutional Law of 1940, are the bills that were voted into law on 10 July 1940 by the National Assembly, which comprised both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies during the French Third Republic. The law established the regime of Vichy France. It passed with 569 votes to 80, with 20 abstentions. The 80 parliamentarians who voted against it are known as the Vichy 80. Constitutional Law of 1940 was annulled with the law of 9 August 1944 that declared it null and void and proclaimed that the republic never ceased to exist.