Diệm's victory was seen as a blow to French stature in Vietnam, as the former colonial power had helped to set up Bảo Đại's State of Vietnam in 1949.
Kemenangan Diệm dianggap sebagai pukulan untuk keberadaan Prancis di Vietnam, sebagai bekas kekuatan kolonial yang telah membantu merencanakan Negara Vietnam Bảo Đại pada 1949.