The first elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage
Interview with Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 3 July 2008) — Excerpt: opposition in France to the election of the European Parliament
VideoIn this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister, discusses the debates caused in France, in particular within part of the Parliamentary right wing, by the election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage in 1979.