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An attempt will be made in this chapter to appraise the personal contribution of François Mitterrand to French politics, with special reference to the period 1981-1995. The objective of this chapter is not merely to appraise Mitterrand’s personal and policy contribution to the Fifth Republic, however, but also to address the issue of whether Mitterrand left a legacy, and, if so, how best to understand that legacy.
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1. J. Blondel, Political Leadership (London: Sage, 1987).
2. A. Cole, François Mitterrand: a Study in Political Leadership (London: Routledge, 1994).
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Cole, A. (1998). The Political Leader and his Heritage. In: Maclean, M. (eds) The Mitterrand Years. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26395-0_15
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