2023-12-27 19:35:26
In the summer of 1994, Jacques Delors became the left’s best hope to succeed François Mitterrand at the Élysée. Michel Rocard is out of the game after the collapse of his list in the European elections in June (14.5%), Laurent Fabius is paralyzed by the contaminated blood affair. Calls are growing for the President of the European Commission to join the battle.
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Mitterrand himself seems to encourage his former Minister of the Economy. On July 1, the outgoing president confided to a few journalists: “Delors has a royal road to being a Socialist candidate and he could even win. The only question is whether he wants it and, having spoken about it with him, that is not my feeling. »
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