French presidential election, 1798 (French America)

The French Presidential election of 1798 was the second election, for president and also the second won by Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre had utilized his power a President to rig the election for the last National Assembly, which would be electing the president now, despite its own expiration.

The National assembly had been purged of all non-Jacobins, and unanimously re-elected the enormously hated Robespierre.