Abstract
‘Political crisis’ is a term frequently used by political observers, politicians and the media to describe the state of politics in contemporary France. They point to indicators such as high abstention rates in elections, declining membership figures for political parties and trade unions and the results of opinion polls. These indicators paint a bleak picture of the state of French politics. Abstention rates, for example, have not ceased to rise since the 1970s and affect all types of elections (see Figure 6.1). Similarly, the number of spoilt ballot papers has continuously increased over recent elections.1
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