Proclaimed after the February 1848 revolution, the Second Republic introduced universal male suffrage. Social conflict (June Days) and the election of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte led to the coup of 2 December 1851 and the Second Empire.
Proclaimed after the February 1848 revolution, the Second Republic introduced universal male suffrage. Social conflict (June Days) and the election of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte led to the coup of 2 December 1851 and the Second Empire.