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The French presidential of 1958, the first of the French Fifth Republic, took place on December 21, 1958. This was the only French presidential election by the electoral college (gathering the members of the French parliament, the members of ''Conseils Généraux'', the members of the overseas assemblies, more than 80,000 mayors, deputy mayors and city council members).

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Charles de Gaulle	Union for the New Republic (UNR)	62,394	78.5%
Georges Marrane	French Communist Party (PCF)	10,355	13.1%
Albert Châtelet	Union of Democratic Forces (UDF)	6,721	8.4%
'Total'		'79,470'	'100%'