''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 14 and 21 March 1982. The left, in power since 1981, lost 8 and 98 seats to the right, which controlled 59 presidencies out of 95. The Socialists only lost 10 seats, but the Communists lost 45.
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
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1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
1982 elections in France