# Mitterrand re-elected (1988)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1988-mitterrand-re-elected
Location: France
Categories: ruler-change

The president won a second term and dissolved the National Assembly. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is François Mitterrand (President of the French Republic). Mitterrand re-elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Mitterrand re-elected mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [François Mitterrand](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-mitterrand)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Mitterrand re-elected](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Mitterrand+re-elected&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Mitterrand re-elected](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Mitterrand+re-elected)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)
- [Élysée — Presidents of the Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-presidents-of-the-republic)