''Cantonale'' elections to renew
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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general councillors were held in France on 18 and 25 March 1979. The left gained 9 presidencies but lost 2.
Electoral system
The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of ''registered'' voters) needed to proceed to the second round.
National results
Runoff results missing
Sources
Alain Lancelot, ''Les élections sous la Ve République'', PUF, Paris, 1988
{{French local elections
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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1979 elections in France