1979 European Parliament election in France

1979 European Parliament election in France

7–10 June 1979 1984 →

All 81 French seats in the European Parliament

Party Leader Vote % Seats UDF Simone Veil 27.61 25 PS–MRG François Mitterrand 23.53 22 PCF Georges Marchais 20.52 19 RPR Jacques Chirac 16.31 15 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

European Parliament elections were held in France for the first time on 10 June 1979.^[1] Four parties won seats: the centre right Union for French Democracy the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party. Voter turnout was 61%.