Seats In the Assembly, where the Socialist Party increased its seats from 270, the combined left has 333 seats compared to the 154 held by the right alliance With such a trail. of wreckage him, Marchais's strenuous negotiations over the be held by Communists can be seen in Socialipt Challengo 2, July 1981 Pago, 14 Variety Recognising that social democracy of the rightwing variety would not win mass support in France, Mitterrand concentrated on outflanking the CP through an alliance with its leadership.
was the Union of the Left, which and towards the democratic-like policies of Euro-Communism The vice tightened. With little to distinguish the CP's policies those of the Socialist Party, the French working class considered the latter to be more socialist and democratic.
Then came the about turn. To try and recoup the Communists losses, Marchais broke the Union of the Left, hailed the Red Army in Afghansitan, , and told the Polish working For the party bureaucracy, firmly wedd ed to the idea of installing themselves in the state ap. paratus at both local and national level, the bells are ringing. Each the ministers can appoint 100 officials, providing a nice batch of obs for the party loyalists.
For Mitterrand, the participation of the Communists the Socialist government micals staving off a confrontation with cent, over which the CGT the Communistcontrolled unior threatened to strike. But to prove their worthiness ministers, the Communists will go for 'respectability' and that can only mean en dorsing anti-working class policies.
The crunch for the party leadership will come if Communis very possibly unison Socialist Party ine take action resist such licasulco