Page "French Revolution" Paragraph 52

The electors had originally chosen the members of the Estates-General to serve for a single year.

However, by the terms of the Tennis Court Oath, the communes had bound themselves to meet continuously until France had a constitution.

Right-wing elements now argued for a new election, but Mirabeau prevailed, asserting that the status of the assembly had fundamentally changed, and that no new election should take place before completing the constitution.