1st Edition
Parties and Democracy in France: Parties Under Presidentialism Parties Under Presidentialism
By David Bell
Copyright 2000
262 Pages
by
Routledge
This title was first published in 2000: The Presidency has been the principal political focus of the French Fifth Republic and the new component of French democracy. This book looks at how the Presidency has shaped political parties and party systems, as well as how they have interacted with the new institution. The Presidency has acted as a unifying force, bringing together coalitions of... Read more
Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Introduction: Fourth Republic to Fifth Republic: ‘aller-retour'?, 1. The Impact of the Presidency, 2. Party System Fragmentation, 3. Rassemblement pour la Republique: A Presidential Party, 4. Union pour la Democratic Frangaise: The Endurance of the Temporary, 5. Centre Politics: Force Democrate - French Christian Democracy,'Liberalisme' - Democratic Liberate, and the Radical Party, 6. Front National: Renovation of the Extreme Right, 7. French Communism: The Patriotic Reflex, 8. French Socialism: Between Gradualism and the Great Leap Forward, Conclusion: Parties and Presidential Democracy, Appendix I. The 1997 French General Elections, Appendix II, The RPR, Appendix III. A Note on UDF (Union pour la Democratic Francaise) Structure in 1996, References, Further Reading, Index
Biography
David Bell
