The extreme-left members of the Central Committee, led by the Blanquists, demanded an immediate march on Versailles to disperse the Thiers government and to impose their authority on all of France; but the majority first wanted to establish a more solid base of legal authority in Paris. The Committee officially lifted the state of siege, named commissions to administer the government, and called elections for 23 March. They also sent a delegation of mayors of the Paris , led by Clemenceau, to negotiate with Thiers in Versailles to obtain a special independent status for Paris.
The extreme-left members of the Central Committee led by the Blanquists demanded an immediate march on Versailles to disperse the Thiers government and to impose their authority on all of France; but the majority first wanted to establish a more solid base of legal authority in Paris The Committee officially lifted the state of siege named commissions to administer the government and called elections for 23 March They also sent a delegation of mayors of the Paris  led by Clemenceau to negotiate with Thiers in Versailles to obtain a special independent status for Paris