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Direct European Elections

France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1979

Simone Veil1979

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

French voters participated in the first direct elections to the European Parliament, and Simone Veil headed a successful pro-European list.

Names involved

Simone Veil

Provenance

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