Word: mollet
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...behind U.N.R. candidates. Independent Paul Reynaud. 84, last prewar Premier and formerly a supporter of Charles de Gaulle, was badly beaten by De Gaulle's hand-picked candidate. Resistance Hero Jules Houcke, 64. who did not even make a single public campaign speech. Former Socialist Premier Guy Mollet, who commands a smooth local machine as longtime mayor of Arras, ran 1,200 votes behind a little-known Gaullist. In Normandy, former Radical Premier Pierre Mendés-France, 55, dour Cassandra of the intellectual left, was hopelessly outdistanced by urbane Jean de Broglie. 41, De Gaulle's civil...
...France to vote against the old-line parties and support his candidates, who were guardians all of "the good of the state, the fate of the Republic, the future of France." The most damaging blow to old-line parties was struck by one of their most respected leaders. Socialist Mollet. An implacable antiCommunist, he is one of the chief targets of France's Reds, who call him a "social traitor" and "America's man." But with that fatal French excess of cleverness. Mollet declared that Socialists losing in the first round should support Communist candidates rather than Gaullists...
...than 100 years split French politics and villages down the middle. Socialists are in a similar bind-divided from M.R.P. progressives by the religious issue, they can elect a President only with Communist support. But such a coalition would drive the Socialist right wing, headed by ex-Premier Guy Mollet, into a deal with the moderate right...
...best Salazar, at worst presidentialism in the South American manner," snapped Socialist ex-Premier Guy Mollet, who supported De Gaulle's return to power in 1958. Peppery ex-Premier Paul Reynaud voiced the fears of many conservative leaders with the argument that De Gaulle's reforms, "by personalizing government powers even more," would strengthen subversive elements; their "only problem would be to overthrow De Gaulle, dictatorial power then devolving on them." But there was little doubt that De Gaulle, as usual, would have his way. In three previous referendums-the latest concerned his formula for the Algerian peace...
...have been compared to Fidel Castro, to Nasser and many others. One should be careful in drawing such analogies. We mean to undertake a specific experiment in Algeria. There is the socialism of Mao Tse-tung and the socialism of [moderate former French Premier] Guy Mollet. For us. socialism means the liquidation of privileges." But, said Ben Bella, there would still be a "place for a free, capitalist economy. We do not intend to nationalize." And in his most important promise. Ben Bella vowed to maintain Algeria's ties to France, as specified in the Evian agreements. "The French...