Word: debre
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clear; some of the President's policies seem refined to the point of ambivalence. Mitterrand accuses him of a monarchical style of government. Chirac, Giscard's former Premier, snipes away at what he sees as Giscard's vacillation and weakness in foreign affairs Michel Debré, a Premier under Charles de Gaulle and a marginal presidential candidate, accuses Giscard of "anesthetizing" France with reassurances instead of inspiring it to greater efforts...
Chirac's candidacy, together with that of former Premier and De Gaulle Aide Michel Debré, 69, further complicates the race. Gaullists, who consider Giscard a usurper, will no doubt favor Chirac or Debré in the first round. Giscard's re-election may depend on how many return to the fold in a runoff against Mitterrand...