In 1830, the French king Charles X SUSPENDED THE LEGISLATURE
and CENSORED THE PRESS.
After the elections to the lower house of July 1830, Charles X faced a moderate liberal majority. Faced with this fact, he dissolved the newly elected Chamber of Deputies, and decreed the 4 July ordinances, hoping to reconstitute a parliamentary majority that would be more favorable to him. The ordinances suspended press freedom, lengthened the position of the deputies by reducing their number and limited the right to vote.
The people of Paris rushed to the street, encouraged by most of the media. With the support of the National Guard, it managed to defeat the royal army. The liberal deputies elected the new king, Louis Philippe I of France. King Charles X was forced into exile, and France was endowed with a liberal Constitution.
