Organization and Leadership of the French Communist Party
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles A Micaud (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 318-355 |
| Publication date | 1952-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2009126 |
| OpenAlex | W2008643973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In the general election of June 1951, the French Communist Party lost almost 10 per cent of the votes it had obtained in 1946 and, thanks to an electoral system that was designed to reduce its parliamentary representation, almost half of its deputies. These results should not be interpreted as a serious defeat for a party that still holds the allegiance of one-quarter of the French people. Its loss of votes, particularly among peasant and middle-class elements, did not affect its major strongholds in industrial areas and in some agricultural regions. Communism in France remains a major political force in a position to threaten both political stability and capacity for effective military defense. The presence of a strong Communist Party, and to a lesser extent of a Gaullist Party that is in part its by-product, prevents the coalition government from adopting a forceful and constructive policy and giving the French people a sense of effective leadership
Allegiance · Communism · Constructive · Economic history · Economics · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Socialism · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.01 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1955 - 1955 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |