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What was the result of the 10 July 1940 vote?

  • End of French Third Republic

  • Start of World War II

  • Formation of EU

  • Independence of Algeria

Answer

The vote on July 10, 1940, resulted in the end of the French Third Republic. The vote, held in the National Assembly, gave Prime Minister Philippe Pétain the authority to form a new government with the power to write a new constitution.
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