Mitterrand's Thorn: The PCF

Abstract

Despite these encouraging signs, if US policymakers are to truly understand French perspective, a sensitivity to French domestic politics is essential. While conceding certain cosmetic changes, most analysts see considerable continuity in France's foreign and defense politics; to postulate a similar continuity with regard to domestic policies, however, would be to ignore reality. In Mitterrand's case, possible opposition from the left may prove more devastating than that from the rightist establishment that his reforms so threaten. The focus of politics on the left over the last decade has centered around the state of relations between Mitterrand's Socialist Party and Georges Marchais' Communist Party (PCF). These relations will continue to be important to the accomplishment of Mitterrand's goals and, consequently, to the maintenance of his popularity with the electorate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA517065

Entities

People

  • Stephen Aubin

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Communists
  • Continuity
  • Contracts
  • Domestic
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Maintenance
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Sensitivity
  • War Colleges

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