Word: socialist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...premiere of La Six, an MTV-style rock-music channel. With a seventh channel that will present cultural programs planned for later this year, the TV picture in France has never been so lively or diverse. Yet the new offerings have sparked a heated debate. Political opponents of the Socialist government denounced the process by which the new channels were created as "completely scandalous." Cultural leaders, meanwhile, warned that the expected influx of foreign-produced shows, many of them from the U.S., amounted to nothing less than "a state crime against culture...
...most other European countries, state-owned TV has traditionally been stodgy and unimaginative, at least by U.S. standards. The three channels run by the French government offer a lineup of news, highbrow talk shows and inexpensively produced entertainment, along with occasional U.S. imports like Dallas and Dynasty. When Socialist President Francois Mitterrand came to power in 1981, however, he pledged to make the airwaves more independent. The upshot was a proliferation of privately owned FM radio stations and, in 1984, a new national pay-TV channel, Canal Plus...
...year term for the third. The Soviet Union, for its part, was jubilant over the call for the Bulgarians' acquittal. Radio Moscow said the recommendation proved that the conspiracy charges were fabricated by the CIA and its Western allies "to discredit Bulgaria and other socialist countries...
Soares began the final round of the campaign trailing by 21 points. Faced with almost certain defeat, the fragmented left mobilized behind the Socialist candidate. Communist Party Leader Alvaro Cunhal reluctantly endorsed Soares as "the lesser of two evils." A hard-liner, Cunhal instructed rank-and-file party members "to close your eyes and vote for Soares." The Communist vote, which accounted for some 18% of the total, proved to be decisive. Although he had not sought Communist support, Freitas do Amaral charged during the campaign that Cunhal's endorsement raised the danger of "uniting the democratic and nondemocratic left...
...balloting, the Prime Minister was conciliatory. Said he: "I intend to continue to consult with the President. I will not create problems." Soares responded in kind, noting that "the President is the guarantor, the moderator, not the governor." Indeed, his new role seemed tailor made for the durable Socialist leader who has long been more of a consensus builder than an ideologue...