1968 French Senate election
# 1968 French Senate election

The fourth senatorial elections of the Fifth Republic were held in France on September 22, 1968.

## Context

This election has depended largely of the results of 1965 municipal elections.

## Results

| Group | Ideology | Seats | +/− | Percentage |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Independent Republicans (RI) | Liberalism, Right-wing | 54 | 6 | 19,1 % |
| Socialist (SOC) | Socialism, Left-wing | 52 | 0 | 18,4% |
| Centrist Union of Progressive Democrats (UCDP) | Christian democracy, Right-wing | 47 | 9 | 16,6% |
| Democratic Left (GD) | Radicalism, Right-wing, Left-wing | 43 | 7 | 15,2% |
| Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR) | Gaullism, Right-wing | 36 | 6 | 12,7% |
| Republican Centre of Rural and Social Action (CNIP) | Conservatism, Right-wing | 19 | 0 | 6,7% |
| Communist (COM) | Communism, Left-wing | 18 | 4 | 6,4% |
| Non-Registered (NI) | None | 14 | 3 | 4,9% |
| Total: | | 283 | 9 | 100,0 % |

### Senate Presidency

On October 3, 1968, Alain Poher was elected president of the Senate.

