May 1968 events in France
Workers gradually returned to work or were taken from their factories by the police. The national student union called off street demonstrations. The government banned a number of leftist organizations. The police retook the Sorbonne on 16 June. De Gaulle's fears were wrong since his party won the greatest victory in French parliamentary history in the election that were held in June by taking 353 of the 486 seats. The Communists got only 34 and the Socialists 57.