French Parliament

Some of the key events about French Parliament

• 1789

  Established the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a fundamental document of the French Revolution
• 1793

  Passed the Law of Suspects, allowing for mass arrests during the Reign of Terror
• 1814

  Voted to depose Napoleon Bonaparte, ending the First French Empire
• 1830

  Passed restrictive press laws, contributing to the July Revolution
• 1848

  Abolished slavery in all French colonies and territories
• 1848

  Failed to address social and economic issues, leading to the June Days uprising
• 1871

  Suppressed the Paris Commune, resulting in thousands of deaths
• 1881

  Passed laws establishing free, mandatory, and secular education
• 1905

  Enacted the law on the Separation of the Churches and the State, establishing state secularism in France
• 1936

  Introduced paid holidays for workers
• 1940

  Granted full powers to Marshal Pétain, effectively ending the Third Republic
• 1944

  Granted women the right to vote
• 1958

  Adopted the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, establishing a semi-presidential system
• 1958

  Approved a new constitution, reducing parliamentary powers in favor of a stronger presidency
• 1962

  Failed to prevent constitutional changes that further weakened parliamentary control
• 1975

  Legalized abortion with the "Veil Law"
• 1981

  Abolished the death penalty
• 2008

  Passed controversial constitutional reforms, criticized for concentrating power in the executive
• 2013

  Legalized same-sex marriage
• 2016

  Approved a state of emergency law, raising concerns about civil liberties

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