▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Const antine , ▁which ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁represent . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁constitu ency ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁which ▁the ▁O pport un ist ▁candidate ▁Al cide ▁Marie ▁Tre ille ( fr ) ▁won ▁by ▁ 2 , 4 2 1 ▁votes ▁against ▁ 2 , 2 9 8 ▁for ▁For ci oli . ▁ ▁Senator ▁of ▁Al ger ia ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁For ci oli ▁ran ▁in ▁a ▁sen atorial ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Const antine ▁to ▁replace ▁Marcel ▁Luc et , ▁who ▁had ▁died . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁ 5 3 ▁votes ▁out ▁of ▁ 9 7 . ▁He ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁extreme ▁left , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Republican ▁cabin ets . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁General ▁Bou lang er . ▁In ▁the ▁tri enn ial ▁renew al ▁Senate ▁elections ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁For ci oli ▁lost ▁by ▁ 8 9 ▁votes ▁against ▁ 9 4 ▁for ▁Georges ▁Les ue ur , ▁who ▁was ▁elected . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁of ▁Al ger ia ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁general ▁elections ▁For ci oli ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Rad ical ▁Social ist ▁and ▁Re vision ist , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁Deput y ▁of ▁Const antine ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁