# Canonical recap data for French Presidential Election Fifth Republic (1965)
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slug: french-presidential-election-1965
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1965/french-presidential-election-1965"
title: French Presidential Election Fifth Republic
subtitle: De Gaulle's narrow re-election in 1965 was France's first direct presidential election and introduced television campaigning to European politics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1965-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1965
decade: 1960
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The French presidential inauguration is an event marking the beginning of a new term for the president of France.
summaryLong: The French presidential inauguration is an event marking the beginning of a new term for the president of France.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/2012_inauguration_of_the_French_President-IMG_1631.jpg/1280px-2012_inauguration_of_the_French_President-IMG_1631.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "French presidential inauguration"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_inauguration"
  title: French presidential inauguration
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The French presidential inauguration is an event marking the beginning of a new term for the president of France.
wikidataQid: Q3153927
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2025-11-15
  label: French presidential inauguration
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_inauguration"
