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...coming 18 months-in the event that an absolute majority of the Assembly should disapprove of his government-France's seat-hugging Deputies were favorably disposed towards Bidault, President Auriol's third Premier-designate in three weeks. After the action-demanding appeals of Reynaud and Mendès-France. Bidault seemed like a tired juggler, but one who would not miss a throw...
...balance, were impressed. When it came to the vote, Bidault had the support of 313 Deputies -just one short of the number required to make him Premier. This too was an example of balance. The short vote had been carefully calculated by the Radical Socialist Party, whose candidate, Mendès-France, Bidault had voted against. The Radicals split their votes and altered or withdrew them as the balloting went on, so that Bidault would almost, but not quite, make...
...member of the Radical Socialist Par ty, which is in fact conservative, Mendès-France has advocated ending the war in Indo-China by negotiation. As a lawyer, he has defended the Tunisian nationalists and has attacked French misrule in North Africa. He has been openly distrustful of Germany. He has advocated limited disarmament to halt France's slide into bank ruptcy. Are such views practical politics? In a brilliant speech, Mendès-France almost proved they were...
...Mendès-France broke with tradition by not engaging in the usual horse trading with other parties before presenting himself for investiture. He now jarred the Assembly with the remark: "I will ask all [my cabinet ministers] to engage themselves on their honor not to participate in the government which will succeed mine." Young, ambitious Assemblymen were delighted. But older political leaders, the professional perennial ministers, were suspicious. When it came to the vote, there were 191 deliberate abstentions and 119 (including the 96 Communists) votes against him. Nevertheless there were 301, votes (including the 105 Socialists...
...Hand. "These debates will not be without a tomorrow," said Mendès-France. Conservative Figaro was inclined to agree with him: "Many of the young ... by giving their votes to this man whose words will echo in the political life of tomorrow-if only because he has made the Socialist Party come out of its solitude-have shown above all a desire for a change and renewal... A page has been turned." Like Aneurin Bevan, promising Mendès-France had the air of being "the next Premier...