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The economy was also still struggling with a depression which began in mid-1990, and the government's policies were widely blamed for both the recession and its slow recovery. The French Communist Party (PCF) tried to stop its electoral decline. Its new leader Robert Hue campaigned against "king money" and wanted to represent a renewed communism.
The Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck sent his personal banker Gerson von Bleichröder to negotiate between the French government and French financial circles. [2] Adolphe Thiers , the head of the French provisional government, offered an indemnity of 1.5 billion francs and claimed that France would be unable to pay 5 billion.
October and November saw a students' movement against the conservative agenda of the new government and its perceived attack on women's rights, notably the right to abortion and contraception. [1] On 10 October around 57% of civil servants gathered, which is around 50000 people, in a national strike against the policy changes proposed.
It has happened twice under the 5th Republic: in 1962 against the government of George Pompidou [26] and in 2024 against the government of Michel Barnier. The government has a strong influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament (the cabinet has control over the parliamentary order of business 50% of the time, 2 out of 4 weeks per month).
In France, the prime minister is in charge of the day-to-day operating of the government, tabling laws and making sure they are implemented. The president takes care of defense and foreign affairs ...
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The French Revolution (French: Révolution française [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
Government shutdown live updates: Congress scrambles to make deal before midnight Here are the 38 Republicans who departed from the future president and joined Democrats in voting against the ...