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François Hollande – a Hope for Change the First Year’s Balance of the Government at the Elysee Palace
Author(s) -
Fabrice Morin,
Joanna Marszałek–Kawa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polish political science yearbook
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0208-7375
DOI - 10.15804/ppsy2014008
Subject(s) - victory , presidency , surprise , popularity , government (linguistics) , political science , public opinion , opinion poll , economic history , balance (ability) , law , politics , history , philosophy , sociology , psychology , linguistics , communication , neuroscience
In the very fi rst years of his presidency, François Mitterrand thought that he will really be successful on a day that another socialist was elected as a president of the Republic. Th is statement seemed to be prophetic with the victory of François Hollande1, which took place 24 years aft er the victory of François Mitterrand and – aft er the sequential defeats of the Socialist Party’s candidates Lionel Jospin (in 1995 and 20022) and Ségolène Royal (in 2007) – allowed them fi nally to take the helm of the French government. Th e election of François Hollande was not a surprise. Th e very fi rst opinion polls3 designated him as a winner showing the small popularity of Nicolas Sarkozy. Th en one should estimate that the fi nal electoral result

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