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on 25 February and 3 March 1963.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1357 The elections were the first since the promulgation of a new constitution implemented after

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relinquished his absolute rule over the principality, and the first in which women were permitted to vote."Monaco Women Vote For The First Time", UPI report in ''Indianapolis Star'', 25 February 1963, p2 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 17 of the 18 seats in the National Council.

Results

Sixteen seats were won in the first round, with two decided in the second.

References

Elections in Monaco

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