Word: referendum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...theory: De Gaulle wants Pompidou as his successor. He requests Pompidou to resign, with this idea in mind, allowing Pompidou to disassociate himself from the most unpopular problems faced by De Gaulle. Pompidou's figure is kept well within the public eyes. De Gaulle calls for a referendum. If he wins, he can nominate Pompidou as his Premier and successor. If he loses, Pompidou is not hurt by the results and is still the most prominent candidate to succeed De Gaulle. One way or the other, as on almost every occasion...
They laughed three weeks ago when French pollsters predicted that Charles de Gaulle's referendum would go down to defeat. Les psephologistes, of course, had the last laugh. So when Le Figaro last week published the first public-opinion survey showing preferences for De Gaulle's successor, candidates and voters paid close attention. As expected, Gaullist ex-Premier Georges Pompidou led the field, the choice of 42% of those queried. What was surprising was that close behind him, with a hefty 35% of the vote, came Interim President Alain Poher. The showing made the still undeclared Poher...
...wins a majority on June 1, a runoff election between the two top vote getters will be held two weeks later. Pompidou might then find that Gaullist drawing power is fixed. If Poher, on the other hand, can assemble a large anti-Gaullist coalition - such as defeated the referendum - his current 35% reading might translate into a majority, as those voters who backed candidates eliminated in Round 1 choose between the two survivors. He already has the endorsement of his own centrist party; besides Defferre, the pivotal backers that could broaden his base include former Premier Pierre Mend...
...Start. Front Runner Pompidou, an astute analyst of French politics, is neither unaware of nor unimpressed by the potency of a possible third force. "They mix and mix, stir and stir, hoping the soup will be good," he said just before the referendum, and Pompidou has taken care to do some stirring of his own. He has talked with some centrist politicians and, in a political statement of faith (slogan: "A New Start") worked out at his country home last weekend, he promised to give the Assembly a greater say in running the government-a centrist obsession. He also decided...
...mind the critical question of community involvement and consultation. As it happens, we too wished to provide a mechanism for involving the citizenry in our plans for relocation. And we believe we have hit upon such a mechanism. When the plane is hovering over North Dakota, a binding referendum will be held on whether or not to land...