FRANCE’S HOUSE OF COMMONS— This stately pillared building is the home of the Chamber of Deputies, the French equivalent to the British House of Commons. Under the Constitution of 1875, the President of the Republic of France is elected for a term of seven years. A Chamber of 610 Deputies, elected for four years by manhood suffrage, and a Senate of 314, elected for nine years, together form the National Assembly. For administration purposes, the Country is divided into ninety departments.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1940, Page 12
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81FRANCE’S HOUSE OF COMMONS— This stately pillared building is the home of the Chamber of Deputies, the French equivalent to the British House of Commons. Under the Constitution of 1875, the President of the Republic of France is elected for a term of seven years. A Chamber of 610 Deputies, elected for four years by manhood suffrage, and a Senate of 314, elected for nine years, together form the National Assembly. For administration purposes, the Country is divided into ninety departments. Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1940, Page 12
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