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Mark Twain and Mark Antony: French Socialists. (French Socialist Party recovery plan)
From:
The Economist (US)
| Date:
July 10, 1993
| COPYRIGHT 1993 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Michel Rocard held a 'etats generaux' for 2,800 Socialist Party delegates to discuss the future of the party. Leaders seemed to reaffirm many traditional socialist goals while also planning a recovery plan to make the party cohesive enough to attract new members.
THE report of my death", the French Socialist Party might say, "was an exaggeration." Three months ago it was indeed sickly. It had suffered a shattering defeat in the general election in March, winning only 17.6% of the v...
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