Les Années Mitterrand I (1981-1986)
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- Les Années Mitterrand I (1981-1986)
- "La Vague Rose": Mauroy's government
- Mitterand came with a promise to do great things
- Give power back to the people
- Govern for the working class
- However he was hit with the 'reality' of governance and had to make compromises
- Slogan was 'changer la vie'
- Mitterand dissolved the Assemblée Nationale from 1978
- In June 1981, the PS had a landslide victory (la vague rose) with an absolute majority in the AN
- 285 out of 481 seats
- Confirmed Mitterrand's victory
- This was the first time under the Vème Republic that there was an alternance of power to the left- proved the stability and sustainability of the republic.
- Practically 3/4 of the parliament was in the hands of the left.
- In June 1981, the PS had a landslide victory (la vague rose) with an absolute majority in the AN
- Pierre Mauroy was named the PM
- French Socialism (1981-1983)
- This was the time in which Mitterrand implemented the 'changer la vie' programme
- Wanted to boost the economy by consumer spending.
- Did this by cutting taxes and increasing wages, in order to give the people more disposable income
- Wanted to give the French people more money as a trigger effect for the economy
- Nationalised private businesses and banks
- It was believed that in order for businesses to work fairly and in the public interest, had to be in public hands
- The Mauroy government introduced a lot of new social measures
- Abolished the death penalty on 18th September 1981
- Authorised "radios libres" (private radio)
- Before the state controlled all the radio
- Socialism wanted to live up to it's image of being the 'liberator' of French society
- Improvement of living and working conditions of workers and their salaries
- On 10th February 1982, a fifth week of paid leave was voted in by parliament
- Retirement at 60 was voted in during April 1983
- An ideological argument for this legislation was that less people were 'slaves to work'
- Also believed that if people retired earlier there would be more free jobs, and therefore unemployment would reduce
- An ideological argument for this legislation was that less people were 'slaves to work'
- Retirement at 60 was voted in during April 1983
- On 10th February 1982, a fifth week of paid leave was voted in by parliament
- Improvement of living and working conditions of workers and their salaries
- Socialism wanted to live up to it's image of being the 'liberator' of French society
- Before the state controlled all the radio
- The Auroux laws (August 1982) sought to increase the rights to free speech and salaries in business, notably concering their working conditions
- Minister for work at the time
- Did this by cutting taxes and increasing wages, in order to give the people more disposable income
- French Socialism (1981-1983)
- 4 communists were named ministers: Anicet Le Pors, Charles Fiterman, Jack Ralite and Marcel Rigout
- The fact that the socialists governed with the communists worried the US due to the domino effect
- Mitterand came with a promise to do great things
- French Socialism (1981-1983)
- This was the time in which Mitterrand implemented the 'changer la vie' programme
- Wanted to boost the economy by consumer spending.
- Did this by cutting taxes and increasing wages, in order to give the people more disposable income
- Wanted to give the French people more money as a trigger effect for the economy
- Nationalised private businesses and banks
- It was believed that in order for businesses to work fairly and in the public interest, had to be in public hands
- The Mauroy government introduced a lot of new social measures
- Abolished the death penalty on 18th September 1981
- Authorised "radios libres" (private radio)
- Before the state controlled all the radio
- Socialism wanted to live up to it's image of being the 'liberator' of French society
- Improvement of living and working conditions of workers and their salaries
- On 10th February 1982, a fifth week of paid leave was voted in by parliament
- Retirement at 60 was voted in during April 1983
- An ideological argument for this legislation was that less people were 'slaves to work'
- Also believed that if people retired earlier there would be more free jobs, and therefore unemployment would reduce
- An ideological argument for this legislation was that less people were 'slaves to work'
- Retirement at 60 was voted in during April 1983
- On 10th February 1982, a fifth week of paid leave was voted in by parliament
- Improvement of living and working conditions of workers and their salaries
- Socialism wanted to live up to it's image of being the 'liberator' of French society
- Before the state controlled all the radio
- The Auroux laws (August 1982) sought to increase the rights to free speech and salaries in business, notably concering their working conditions
- Minister for work at the time
- Did this by cutting taxes and increasing wages, in order to give the people more disposable income
- Failure of Mauroy's government
- There was panic on the stock exchange due to the arrival of the socialist government in France
- This panic caused people to stash money in Switzerland. (Tax evasion)
- In 1983, PM is forced to put a pause on reforms
- At the beginning there was a sense of euphoria amongst the French people.
- Mitterrand advocated a very promising ideology.and the French people understood that it would take time to come into effect
- However, after 2 years it was clear that Mitterrand's promises had not been made
- Mitterrand advocated a very promising ideology.and the French people understood that it would take time to come into effect
- At the beginning there was a sense of euphoria amongst the French people.
- In 1983, PM is forced to put a pause on reforms
- Was a rise in unemployment (2 million in 1982)
- Failure of Mauroy's government
- There was panic on the stock exchange due to the arrival of the socialist government in France
- This panic caused people to stash money in Switzerland. (Tax evasion)
- In 1983, PM is forced to put a pause on reforms
- At the beginning there was a sense of euphoria amongst the French people.
- Mitterrand advocated a very promising ideology.and the French people understood that it would take time to come into effect
- However, after 2 years it was clear that Mitterrand's promises had not been made
- Mitterrand advocated a very promising ideology.and the French people understood that it would take time to come into effect
- At the beginning there was a sense of euphoria amongst the French people.
- In 1983, PM is forced to put a pause on reforms
- Was a rise in unemployment (2 million in 1982)
- A failure to create jobs through the social reforms (only 20,000 jobs were created instead of an estimated 100,000)
- This caused France to lose a lot of money very quickly as the new policies were expensive to implement
- The government thought initially that this would be okay as people would reinject money into the economy once they had more disposable income s
- HOWEVER this didn't happen, people either saved their money or spent it on foreign products.
- The government had two choices: either continue with the socialist policy and leave the European monetary system OR choose Europe but also a strict policy to save the economy
- On 22nd March, Mitterand chose Europe and a policy of austerity
- Created riots and discontentment as FM had alienated his core electorate: working class
- The communist party also left the coalition as they didn't agree with austerity
- Rose taxes
- Restructured a lot of industrial businesses that were in difficulty
- In order to become competitive, businesses made a lot of people redundant in order to save costs.
- Shut down the industrial sector, whose workers were the very people Mitterrand promised to protect
- Created riots and discontentment as FM had alienated his core electorate: working class
- The communist party also left the coalition as they didn't agree with austerity
- Rose taxes
- Restructured a lot of industrial businesses that were in difficulty
- In order to become competitive, businesses made a lot of people redundant in order to save costs.
- Shut down the industrial sector, whose workers were the very people Mitterrand promised to protect
- Shut down the industrial sector, whose workers were the very people Mitterrand promised to protect
- In order to become competitive, businesses made a lot of people redundant in order to save costs.
- Restructured a lot of industrial businesses that were in difficulty
- The local elections in 1983 were catastrophic for the PS and PC
- The FN had a huge rise in votes as Mitterrand's core electorate abandoned him and turned to the far right who blamed immigrants for these problems
- End of the socialist experiment
- The FN had a huge rise in votes as Mitterrand's core electorate abandoned him and turned to the far right who blamed immigrants for these problems
- Created riots and discontentment as FM had alienated his core electorate: working class
- Shut down the industrial sector, whose workers were the very people Mitterrand promised to protect
- In order to become competitive, businesses made a lot of people redundant in order to save costs.
- Restructured a lot of industrial businesses that were in difficulty
- The local elections in 1983 were catastrophic for the PS and PC
- The FN had a huge rise in votes as Mitterrand's core electorate abandoned him and turned to the far right who blamed immigrants for these problems
- End of the socialist experiment
- The FN had a huge rise in votes as Mitterrand's core electorate abandoned him and turned to the far right who blamed immigrants for these problems
- Created riots and discontentment as FM had alienated his core electorate: working class
- On 22nd March, Mitterand chose Europe and a policy of austerity
- The government thought initially that this would be okay as people would reinject money into the economy once they had more disposable income s
- This caused France to lose a lot of money very quickly as the new policies were expensive to implement
- A failure to create jobs through the social reforms (only 20,000 jobs were created instead of an estimated 100,000)
- This panic caused people to stash money in Switzerland. (Tax evasion)
- There was panic on the stock exchange due to the arrival of the socialist government in France
- A failure to create jobs through the social reforms (only 20,000 jobs were created instead of an estimated 100,000)
- This caused France to lose a lot of money very quickly as the new policies were expensive to implement
- The government thought initially that this would be okay as people would reinject money into the economy once they had more disposable income s
- HOWEVER this didn't happen, people either saved their money or spent it on foreign products.
- The government had two choices: either continue with the socialist policy and leave the European monetary system OR choose Europe but also a strict policy to save the economy
- On 22nd March, Mitterand chose Europe and a policy of austerity
- On 22nd March, Mitterand chose Europe and a policy of austerity
- The government thought initially that this would be okay as people would reinject money into the economy once they had more disposable income s
- This caused France to lose a lot of money very quickly as the new policies were expensive to implement
- Failure of Mauroy's government
- This panic caused people to stash money in Switzerland. (Tax evasion)
- There was panic on the stock exchange due to the arrival of the socialist government in France
- Modernisation: the Fabius years
- On 19th June 1984, Laurent Fabuis was named PM
- Youngest PM in France's history as he was in his early 30s when he came into office
- The PS wanted to turn the tide for the 1986 election and get as small a loss as possible
- The government began to have a more open outlook towards businesses
- Signed the contract for Eurodisney in 1985
- Launched a new private chanel: Canal+
- Wanted to attract new businesses to France
- Signed the contract for Eurodisney in 1985
- At the same time the FN were gaining a lot of traction
- The FN gained 11% of the vote in the European elections in 1984
- Whereas the PC's share of the vote dropped from 18% to 11%
- This was the first sign that the FN was becoming France's main protest party
- The PCF's share of the vote collapsed dramatically- they used to get 20% of the vote
- The FN gained 11% of the vote in the European elections in 1984
- The government began to have a more open outlook towards businesses
- The PS wanted to turn the tide for the 1986 election and get as small a loss as possible
- New face of the left: pro-business, less ideological, 'modern' and more pragmatic
- Youngest PM in France's history as he was in his early 30s when he came into office
- On 19th June 1984, Laurent Fabuis was named PM
- Foreign Policy
- There was a change in tone in France's foreign policy
- However, it still remained very guallist
- Initially Mitterrand wanted to be pro-small countries and pro-democracy
- First president to defend Palestine
- 4th March 1982 in the Knesset, Mitterrand declared hiself in favor of the creation of a Palestinian state
- October 1981, he made a strong speech in favour of the freedom of those who were oppressed by the Mexican state
- However, he, like DG, always sided with the US when it mattered
- 20th January 1983, in fornt of the Bundestag in Bonn, Mitterrand showed his support for the US and the Atlantic Alliance
- Also reinforced the link with NHulmut Kohl by supporting Germany with the EEC crisis
- Th EEC was at a stalemate with Thatcheras she did not want any further progress in the EEC until the UK got a rebait on their contribution to the EEC budget and so she blocked everthing.
- First president to defend Palestine
- There was a change in tone in France's foreign policy
- "La Vague Rose": Mauroy's government
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