What Were The Main Failings Of The July Monarchy ? Very few of the 36 million people of France wanted a revolution in1848 and even few expected. However there was in most sections of the French community widespread dissatisfaction with the political system and the government of king Louis Philippe. The king who the middle classes had trusted to promote their interests was elected by the chamber of deputies with a new and more democratic sounding title “king of the French”. From the very commencement of his reign his position was insecure. He was the first elected monarch in French history which implied the right of those who ha