France faces what becomes known as the 'Crisis of Seize Mai'. President MacMahon, angered by the failure of Jules Simon, a moderate republican, to stand up to the anti-clerical Left, dismisses him from the position of prime minister. Instead, he appoints the monarchist, Duc de Broglie, but this appointment receives a vote of no confidence in the Chamber. MacMahon is forced to call another election, which returns a sizeable majority of republicans in relation to royalists. In the face of this popular hostility, MacMahon is ultimately forced to resign.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Crisis of Seize Mai in France". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18736, accessed 29 March 2024.]