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Ln May 10, 1981, when the tv information progressively revealed the bald head of the winner of the presidential election, it was that of the socialist François Mitterrand and never that of the centrist Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. A political and above all monetary shock. May 1981 was the worst month for the French inventory market, with a drop of 32.8%, frightened by the marketing campaign guarantees of the brand new head of state and their implementation. This report has nonetheless not been equaled, regardless of the collective efforts of the political class since 2024…
At the time, the left PS-PCF, newly in energy, in a short time engaged in a coverage of rupture: nationalization of banks and huge industrial teams in all instructions, bold social reforms, fifth week of paid depart, enhance of 10% of the minimal wage, of 25…
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