1877 französische Parlamentswahlen

This was when the royalist President MacMahon dissolved the Chamber and dismissed the republican Premier in an attempt to gain political leverage. He ended up weakening his position and making the position of President of the Republic purely ceremonial throughout the duration of the Third Republic.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_May_1877_crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_May_1877_crisis)