National Assembly (1848–1849) ( French: Assemblee Nationale ) —a collection of people's representatives convened under the pressure of the revolutionary movement and engaged in constituent activity (drafting a constitution) in France in 1848–49, during the Second French Republic .
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 Republic
- 1.2 Rebellion and dictatorship
- 1.3 New Constitution
- 1.4 Finance
- 1.5 Summary
- 2 See also
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
History
After the February Revolution , the National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée nationale constituante) was also convened in France. It opened its meetings on May 4, 1848, in Paris, consisting of 900 people. Its chairpersons were successively Bueshes (until June 15), Senard (to July 19), Marie (to August) and Arman Marra .
Republic
The National Assembly recognized the republican form of government, and instead of the interim government, which resigned from power, on May 10 elected an “executive commission” of five members ( Arago , Garnier-Pazhes , Lamartine , Ledru-Rollin , Marie ).
Rebellion and Dictatorship
When the meeting rejected the project of establishing the Ministry of Progress and Labor and raised the question of closing national workshops, he was in danger of ending the activity by force. The attack on May 15 was followed by the so-called June uprising ; street fighting lasted several days and led to the dictatorship of General Cavaignac . The meeting adopted a number of emergency measures:
- the expulsion of workers not Parisians to departments,
- siege in Paris
- the closure of some clubs and newspapers,
- establishing collateral for periodicals,
- restriction of gatherings and associations, etc.
New Constitution
The main business of the meeting was the development of a new constitution. Already in half of May, it appointed for this a commission of 18 members, which included representatives of different views. On September 5, the National Assembly began a discussion of the draft constitution and ended it by November 4. The new constitution was adopted by 739 votes to 30. The right to work, the issue of which caused so much unrest, was not recognized by the National Assembly ( Tocqueville , Duverger de Gorann , Thiers , etc. spoke against it).
Finance
A lot of attention was also devoted to financial issues, since the position of French finance at that time was very sad. In recent months, the National Assembly was in apparent conflict with the new government - with President Louis Napoleon (chosen against the wishes of the assembly, leaning more likely to the side of Caveniac ) and with his ministers, who wished for the dissolution of the assembly as soon as possible. One of the reasons for this disagreement was financial issues: the National Assembly made significant savings in the budget for 1849, against which the government rebelled.
Summary
On February 14, 1849, the National Assembly decided that elections to the legislative assembly be held within 3 months, and on May 26, 1849, it dispersed.
See also
- Legislative Assembly of France (1849-1851)
- Election of the Constitutional Assembly in France (1848)
- Legislative Election in France (1849)
Literature
- Karinsky D. D. National Assembly // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- "Compte rendu des séances de l'Assemblée nationale constituante" (Paris, 1849-50).
- Babaud-Laribière, “Histoire de l'Assemblée constituante” (Paris, 1850).