Attempts to unify the left Flashcards
Defferre’s efforts to unite the Left
worked independently to mobilise a wide range of the political spectrum this side of the Gaullists - Wrote the programme Horizon 80
He ruled out the negotiations with the PCF
Why did defferre’s project fail?
Suspicions over his motives as the plan stemmed from outside the boundaries of the Political parties
There was also an Ideological struggle with many people supporting Mollet who stayed honest to the Party’s roots
The MRP had been attracted by Gaullist views too
Combined vote of the PS, MRG and centrists in 1974 was
46% which further increased at the European elections a few years later
Following Defferre’s failure what solution was necessary to establish unity?
The expulsion of the MRP from the PS as this way the clerical question could be avoided and consequently an arrangement with the PCF could be more easily arranged
Who was integral in establishing a shadow cabinet in 1966?
Mitterrand
What were the results of suspicious actions of Mitterrand during 1968 on the FGDS?
It resulted in the failure of the federation
How were divisions established during the end of the 60s?
The Socialists had taken much of PSU and the Radicals whilst maintaining a relationship with the MRG which in turn created a clearer division with the PCF
A lack of left representation in 68 saw what
the left parties engage in talks around 1969-72 that could see them pose a threat
Elections of 1974 saw what change in relation to the Prosperity of the PS and PCF?
the PS was starting to make gains at the expense of the PCF
1975 PS congress in Pau saw…
Mitterrand ask Marchais to reconsider his stance and argued that the left needed to take a more democratic stance
By the end of the 70s what was the state of the common programme
in preparation for the upcoming elections they agreed that the common programme should be revised
What did the PCF argue for in the PC renegotiations?
that they be fully represented and that there be more nationalised
What was the necessity for the PCF?
They were seen as important for the continuation of Socialism
By the PCF not realising it was going to win what did they resort to?
Trying to get as much social reform as possible- eg the increase the minimum wage
