Word: pompideau
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even if he had not won a majority of the seats, de Gaulle made it perfectly clear before the election that he would form a minority government if necessary. Prime Minister Pompideau, head of the Association for the Fifth Republic, and de Gaulle's man in parliament, should have no difficulty maintaining enough discipline in his party to keep the majority intact. He is a shrewd organizer, and the pressure of a narrow majority, should convince his followers to stay in line...
...Pompideau also stands to benefit from the collapse of Senator Jean Lecanuet's Democratic Center party. This right-of-center group returned only half as many deputies last week as in 1962, the year of the last legislative elections. Gradually a number of Center Democrats will shift away from Lecanuet to join the Association for the Fifth Republic, making Pompideau's majority even more secure. In 1962 de Gaulle's original majority was only 12 but his party absorbed about 25 deserters over the next five years...
| 1 |