During the legislative campaign, all the parties, except the UNR and the RI, criticized the "personal power" which they believed distorted France's Republican institutions. In the French political culture and in their mind, Republicanism was inseparable from parliamentary democracy and the reinforcement of the presidential powers was associated with Bonapartism.
During the campaign, all parties except UNR and RI criticized "personal power" which they believed distorted France's republican institutions. In French political culture, they saw Republicanism as inseparable from parliamentary democracy, and strengthening presidential powers was associated with Bonapartism.