What if Napoleon III was removed from French politics between 1848 and 1849?
There could be 2 scenarios - or both could happen at the same time:
1) He drops dead in obscurity somewhere.
2) In October 1848, Antoine Thouret, a moderate republican, tabled an amendment which bared members of former ruling dynasties - the Bourbons, Orléans, and Bonapartes - from standing for the Presidency. LN made a very poor opposition speech, and was literally laughed off the Assembly due to his poor French. IOTL, Thouret withdrew the amendment with contempt. But, ITTL, he instead pressed the amendment forward and got it passed. Basically, there would be no "Prince-President" with this.
So, what would be the impacts of no Napoleon III or other pretenders running for Presidency? What would be the Second Republic's policies if it managed to pull through and last, especially its foreign policies, since Nappy III's foreign policies, for better or worse, really helped reshaped European balance of power?
There could be 2 scenarios - or both could happen at the same time:
1) He drops dead in obscurity somewhere.
2) In October 1848, Antoine Thouret, a moderate republican, tabled an amendment which bared members of former ruling dynasties - the Bourbons, Orléans, and Bonapartes - from standing for the Presidency. LN made a very poor opposition speech, and was literally laughed off the Assembly due to his poor French. IOTL, Thouret withdrew the amendment with contempt. But, ITTL, he instead pressed the amendment forward and got it passed. Basically, there would be no "Prince-President" with this.
So, what would be the impacts of no Napoleon III or other pretenders running for Presidency? What would be the Second Republic's policies if it managed to pull through and last, especially its foreign policies, since Nappy III's foreign policies, for better or worse, really helped reshaped European balance of power?
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