European Parliament election, 1994 (France)
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On June 12 1994 the fourth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party, the left-radical party, the French Communist Party, the Front National and a list of dissenting members of the UDF. 53.5% of the French population turned out on election day. The Greens, Lutte ouvrière and Chasse, pêche, nature, traditions did not meet the 5% threshold necessary for entrance.
[edit] Results
| Parties and coalitions | Top Candidate | % | Seats | +/- | |
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| Union for French Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie Française) / Rally for the Republic(Rassemblement pour la République) | Dominique Baudis | 25.7 | 28 | +2 | |
| Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste) | Michel Rocard | 14.5 | 15 | -7 | |
| Union for French Democracy dissidents (Union pour la démocratie française) | Philippe de Villiers | 12.3 | 13 | +6 | |
| Movement of Left Radicals (Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche) | Bernard Tapie | 12.0 | 13 | +13 | |
| National Front (Front national) | Jean-Marie Le Pen | 10.5 | 11 | +1 | |
| French Communist Party (Parti communiste français) | Francis Wurtz | 6.9 | 7 | = | |
| Others | 18.1 | 0 | -9 | ||
| Total | 100 | 87 | +6 | ||
| Abstention: 46.5% | |||||
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