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title: "French Presidential Election Fifth Republic"
year: 1965
country: "France"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1965/french-presidential-election-1965"
slug: "french-presidential-election-1965"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1965-01-01"
---

# French Presidential Election Fifth Republic

> De Gaulle's narrow re-election in 1965 was France's first direct presidential election and introduced television campaigning to European politics.

## Summary

The French presidential inauguration is an event marking the beginning of a new term for the president of France.

## Sources

- [French presidential inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_inauguration) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1965/french-presidential-election-1965