The
Constitution of 24 June 1793 , also known as the
Constitution of the Year I, or the
The Montagnard Constitution (French:
Constitution montagnarde), was the constitution instated by the
Montagnards and by popular
referendum under the
First Republic during the
French Revolution. Drafted by the
Committee of Public Safety which was enlarged with the purpose of producing it, the text was presented to the
National Convention on 10 June and subsequently accepted by that body on 24 June 1793. The constitution was then ratified by a popular
referendum employing universal male suffrage, following approval by 1,784,377 out of approximately 1,800,000 voters. The
Convention found in the external and internal
state of war sufficient reason to maintain itself until peace and postponed the Constitution's implementation. Though the Constitution was overwhelmingly popular and its drafting and ratification buoyed popular support for the
Montagnards, the convention set it aside indefinitely on 10 October 1793 and declared a "Revolutionary Government" until a future peace.