Misunderstood reformer? The France of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | François PICARD
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Misunderstood reformer? The France of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

François PICARD | Alessandro XENOS | Tatiana REITER | Ulrike GUEROT | Alain LAMASSOURE | Christine DELPHY

Edité par France 24

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Tatiana Reiter and Narimène Laouadi.

Note

  • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died Wednesday due to complications linked to Covid-19. He was 94. Giscard d’Estaing was the last French leader to fight the Nazis in World War II. His tenure was that of social reform, particularly women's rights, but he couldn't stave off inflation, unemployment, and the Bokassa diamonds scandal. At 55, he was suddenly a one-term former president. Yet Giscard d’Estaing would go on to outlast all of his rivals, devoting himself to the European project, putting reconciliation with Germany at its heart. What's left of that legacy today?

Langue
anglais
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Ulrike GUEROT Political scientist, director, European Democracy Lab
Alain LAMASSOURE Former Minister, former MEP
Christine DELPHY Former Women's Liberation Movement member, researcher emeritus, CNRS

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