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* '''François Hollande''' (2012-current): The second left-wing President to be elected in the Fifth Republic, with the [[MemeticMutation much-parodied slogan]] ''«Le changement c'est maintenant»'' ("Change is now"), and the first non-married one. He has four children from his previous relationship with Ségolène Royal (who was the socialist candidate for presidency in 2007) and his current mate is a political journalist, Valérie Trierweiler. First Secretary of the Socialist Party for eleven years between 1997 and 2008, he was also deputy of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency and President of the General Council of Corrèze [[hottip:*:Jacques Chirac carried on the very same functions in Corrèze. He and Hollande are good friends]]. His programme included reflation and renegotiation of current European austerity policies with German [[DeTerminator Chancellor Angela Merkel]], in which he mostly failed. Other notable scheduled measures include : retirement age back to 60 for people who started to work early in their life (18 mostly), slightly increased minimum wage, massive (but temporary) taxes on incomes above 1 million euros, capping tax loopholes, reducing the share of nuclear power in electricity generation, legalization of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption (which were both welcomed with ''massive'' popular protests)… So far though, his economic policies have been mostly similar to those of his predecessor. Only one year after he was elected, his level of unpopularity is already lower than that of Sarkozy.

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* '''François Hollande''' (2012-current): The second left-wing President to be elected in the Fifth Republic, with the [[MemeticMutation much-parodied slogan]] ''«Le changement c'est maintenant»'' ("Change is now"), and the first non-married one. He has four children from his previous relationship with Ségolène Royal (who was the socialist candidate for presidency in 2007) and his current mate is a political journalist, Valérie Trierweiler. First Secretary of the Socialist Party for eleven years between 1997 and 2008, he was also deputy of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency and President of the General Council of Corrèze [[hottip:*:Jacques Chirac carried on the very same functions in Corrèze. He and Hollande are good friends]]. His programme included reflation and renegotiation of current European austerity policies with German [[DeTerminator Chancellor Angela Merkel]], in which he mostly failed. Other notable scheduled measures include : retirement age back to 60 for people who started to work early in their life (18 mostly), slightly increased minimum wage, massive (but temporary) taxes on incomes above 1 million euros, capping tax loopholes, reducing the share of nuclear power in electricity generation, legalization of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption (which were both welcomed with ''massive'' popular protests)… So far though, his economic policies have been mostly similar to those of his predecessor; and as an ironic result, discontent about his policies comes mostly from the left. Only one year after he was elected, his level of unpopularity is already higher than that of Sarkozy.

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* '''François Mitterrand''' (1981-1995): The longest-serving President. He is the first left-wing President to be elected in the Fifth Republic. He has a daughter out of wedlock, Mazarine Pingeot. Mitterrand, who had become very unpopular in his later years, saw a surge of his popularity when his daughter's existence was made public. First, it happens that Mitterrand took care of his daughter: instead of hiding her far away from him, he secretly raised her while he was president. (Note: when French people talk about "family values", they are talking about being a good parent and not abandoning your kids. This is [[ValuesDissonance very different]] from the American definition of the term, which is basically a synonym for "conservative Christian values.") Second, as HolierThanThou attitudes are seen by a great majority of French citizens as [[StrawHypocrite Straw Hypocrisy 101]], only a few of Mitterrand's enemies criticized him about this; actually, Giscard knew about Mitterrand's double life since TheSeventies and never used it publicly against him. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1981 and kept it hidden from public attention [[TheReveal until 1992]], as it would have seriously prevented his chances to be re-elected. He died of it at age 80 in 1996.

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* '''François Mitterrand''' (1981-1995): Born in 1916, died in 1996. The longest-serving President. He is the first left-wing President to be elected in the Fifth Republic. He has a daughter out of wedlock, Mazarine Pingeot. Mitterrand, who had become very unpopular in his later years, saw a surge of his popularity when his daughter's existence was made public. First, it happens that Mitterrand took care of his daughter: instead of hiding her far away from him, he secretly raised her while he was president. (Note: when French people talk about "family values", they are talking about being a good parent and not abandoning your kids. This is [[ValuesDissonance very different]] from the American definition of the term, which is basically a synonym for "conservative Christian values.") Second, as HolierThanThou attitudes are seen by a great majority of French citizens as [[StrawHypocrite Straw Hypocrisy 101]], only a few of Mitterrand's enemies criticized him about this; actually, Giscard knew about Mitterrand's double life since TheSeventies and never used it publicly against him. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1981 and kept it hidden from public attention [[TheReveal until 1992]], as it would have seriously prevented his chances to be re-elected. He died of it at age 80 in 1996.

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* '''Jacques Chirac''' (1995-2007): Has an old reputation for being a crook and a liar, and yet always managing to remain sympathetic to the public. Apparently, succeeded in winning the 1995 elections because a puppet satirizing him in the news-comedy show ''Series/LesGuignolsDeLInfo'' was very funny and likeable to viewers; his 2002 LandslideElection victory was because his opponent was a far-right nationalist. Became famous overseas for opposing the invasion of Iraq in 2003, which caused a surge of popularity for him in France. Some would [[NeverLiveItDown never live down his comment]] that there were too many immigrants in France, not to mention ''"the noise and the smell"'' that'd badger honest French citizens. Has a bit of a reputation as unprincipled: he campaigned in 1995 promising to "heal the social fracture" only to appoint a government that tried to push reforms of public services, controversially announced more atomic tests in 1995 before abandoning them after mere months, made the ''Call of Cochin'' in 1976 criticising the EEC-friendly Gaullists only to become a strong EU supporter in office, and so on. His first government, led by Alain Juppé, bombed so spectacularly (proposed changes to labour laws and public healthcare in 1995 led to France's largest strikes since 1968) he dissolved the National Assembly and called fresh elections to try and get a stronger mandate. This move backfired when a leftist coalition won a large majority, leading to a cohabitation with the socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002, and making Chirac the first President to lose a snap election he called. D'Estaing holds a lifelong grudge against him because he feels that Chirac intentionally split the vote and helped Mitterrand win in 1981. Was previously the Prime Minister twice (between 1974-1976 and 1986-1988) and Mayor of Paris between 1977-1995, during which time he was accused of corruption and ultimately convicted after leaving office. The French electorate's view of him when he left office can be largely summed up as "good riddance" (and he was also severely unpopular in his first two years in office), whereas nowadays it's a bit closer to "y'know, he probably wasn't as bad as we thought."

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* '''Jacques Chirac''' (1995-2007): Born in 1932. Has an old reputation for being a crook and a liar, and yet always managing to remain sympathetic to the public. Apparently, succeeded in winning the 1995 elections because a puppet satirizing him in the news-comedy show ''Series/LesGuignolsDeLInfo'' was very funny and likeable to viewers; his 2002 LandslideElection victory was because his opponent was a far-right nationalist. Became famous overseas for opposing the invasion of Iraq in 2003, which caused a surge of popularity for him in France. Some would [[NeverLiveItDown never live down his comment]] that there were too many immigrants in France, not to mention ''"the noise and the smell"'' that'd badger honest French citizens. Has a bit of a reputation as unprincipled: he campaigned in 1995 promising to "heal the social fracture" only to appoint a government that tried to push reforms of public services, controversially announced more atomic tests in 1995 before abandoning them after mere months, made the ''Call of Cochin'' in 1976 criticising the EEC-friendly Gaullists only to become a strong EU supporter in office, and so on. His first government, led by Alain Juppé, bombed so spectacularly (proposed changes to labour laws and public healthcare in 1995 led to France's largest strikes since 1968) he dissolved the National Assembly and called fresh elections to try and get a stronger mandate. This move backfired when a leftist coalition won a large majority, leading to a cohabitation with the socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002, and making Chirac the first President to lose a snap election he called. D'Estaing holds a lifelong grudge against him because he feels that Chirac intentionally split the vote and helped Mitterrand win in 1981. Was previously the Prime Minister twice (between 1974-1976 and 1986-1988) and Mayor of Paris between 1977-1995, during which time he was accused of corruption and ultimately convicted after leaving office. The French electorate's view of him when he left office can be largely summed up as "good riddance" (and he was also severely unpopular in his first two years in office), whereas nowadays it's a bit closer to "y'know, he probably wasn't as bad as we thought."

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* '''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (2007-2012): The most unpopular President of the Fifth Republic so far. When serving as Minister of the Interior, he was famous for his harsh anti-immigrant stance and getting rough against crime. His election as President was largely based on his charisma and the fact that he managed to attract numerous votes from the far-right, nobody else dared to do it before him. When elected, at the top of his popularity, he had the not-so-brilliant idea of partying in a very posh restaurant, having a holiday on a luxury yacht and tripling his own wage in the days following his election - suffice to say his socialite lifestyle during a time of economic crisis and painful austerity policies pissed off voters quite fiercely. He divorced his wife (his second divorce) and remarried supermodel Carla Bruni (not exactly [[MyGirlIsNotASlut First Lady material]]), who is often the focus of celebrity magazines. One of the biggest things the public would NeverLiveItDown is him replying ''[[MemeticMutation "Get lost, dumbass!"]]'' to a man who refused to shake his hand (''"Touch me not!"'')... on TV, too! (And while one of his ministers was telling him [[GenreSavvy "We're being filmed right now]]"). He was often mocked for his lower-than-average size and temper, which has brought many comparisons of him to [[TheNapoleon Napoléon Bonaparte]]. Countless songs and parodies have actually been written about his temper; even German Chancellor Angela Merkel once [[http://citizenzoo.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/double-vie2.jpg compared him]] to French actor Creator/LouisDeFunes. Has been heavily criticized for trying to make his own son the president of the "EPAD", one of the biggest business districts in the world, while said son was only 23 years old, and had no qualifications whatsoever. He and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy had a daughter, Giulia, in November 2011, becoming the first French president to become father during his term.

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* '''Nicolas Sarkozy''' (2007-2012): When serving as Minister of the Interior, he was famous for his harsh anti-immigrant stance and getting rough against crime. His election as President was largely based on his charisma and the fact that he managed to attract numerous votes from the far-right, nobody else dared to do it before him. When elected, at the top of his popularity, he had the not-so-brilliant idea of partying in a very posh restaurant, having a holiday on a luxury yacht and tripling his own wage in the days following his election - suffice to say his socialite lifestyle during a time of economic crisis and painful austerity policies pissed off voters quite fiercely. He divorced his wife (his second divorce) and remarried supermodel Carla Bruni (not exactly [[MyGirlIsNotASlut First Lady material]]), who is often the focus of celebrity magazines. One of the biggest things the public would NeverLiveItDown is him replying ''[[MemeticMutation "Get lost, dumbass!"]]'' to a man who refused to shake his hand (''"Touch me not!"'')... on TV, too! (And while one of his ministers was telling him [[GenreSavvy "We're being filmed right now]]"). He was often mocked for his lower-than-average size and temper, which has brought many comparisons of him to [[TheNapoleon Napoléon Bonaparte]]. Countless songs and parodies have actually been written about his temper; even German Chancellor Angela Merkel once [[http://citizenzoo.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/double-vie2.jpg compared him]] to French actor Creator/LouisDeFunes. Has been heavily criticized for trying to make his own son the president of the "EPAD", one of the biggest business districts in the world, while said son was only 23 years old, and had no qualifications whatsoever. He and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy had a daughter, Giulia, in November 2011, becoming the first French president to become father during his term.

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* '''François Hollande''' (2012-current): The second left-wing President to be elected in the Fifth Republic, with the [[MemeticMutation much-parodied slogan]] ''«Le changement c'est maintenant»'' ("Change is now"), and the first non-married one. He has four children from his previous relationship with Ségolène Royal (who was the socialist candidate for presidency in 2007) and his current mate is a political journalist, Valérie Trierweiler. First Secretary of the Socialist Party for eleven years between 1997 and 2008, he was also deputy of the National Assembly for Corrèze's 1st Constituency and President of the General Council of Corrèze [[hottip:*:Jacques Chirac carried on the very same functions in Corrèze. He and Hollande are good friends]]. His programme included reflation and renegotiation of current European austerity policies with German [[DeTerminator Chancellor Angela Merkel]], in which he mostly failed. Other notable scheduled measures include : retirement age back to 60 for people who started to work early in their life (18 mostly), slightly increased minimum wage, massive (but temporary) taxes on incomes above 1 million euros, capping tax loopholes, reducing the share of nuclear power in electricity generation, legalization of same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption… So far though, his economic policies have been mostly similar to those of his predecessor.

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** While he and his Socialist Party initially attempted to follow a left-wing, Keynesian program in office, backtracking ensued rather quickly after it led to capital flight and problems with France's adherence to the [[EuropeanUnion Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and for the rest of his term governance followed a centrist approach. Some of his term's policies, such as an increased minimum wage, the abolition of the death penalty, the solidarity tax on wealth or the reduction of the legal workweek to 39 hours, have survived to this day despite being at times repealed (the solidarity tax on wealth was canceled in 1986 by a right-wing government, only to be reinstated in 1988 when the Socialists regained the Prime Minister's office) or failed to be implemented initially (the promised 35-hour workweek came about in 2000). Controversially, Mitterrand ordered the bombing of Greenpeace's ''Rainbow Warrior'' ship in 1985, is [[WrittenByTheWinners alleged]] to have sabotaged Western involvement during the UsefulNotes/{{Rwanda}}n Genocide due to MisplacedNationalism and favoritism towards the Rwandan dictatorship, abused the French anti-terrorist laws and established a special monitoring office to hide Mazarine's existence from the public, was [[OpenSecret revealed]] in 1994 to have held a bureaucratic post in Pétain's government, and his Prime Ministers after 1988 presided over a long string of scandals that tarnished the party, from the usual corruption up to supposedly knowingly giving haemophiliacs [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infected_blood_scandal_(France) HIV-infected blood]]. By the end of his term, the Socialists and their allies had become so unpopular they'd suffered [[LandslideElection crushing defeats]] in the local and parliamentary elections of 1992 and 1993.

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** While he and his Socialist Party initially attempted to follow a left-wing, Keynesian program in office, backtracking ensued rather quickly after it led to capital flight and problems with France's adherence to the [[UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and for the rest of his term governance followed a centrist approach. Some of his term's policies, such as an increased minimum wage, the abolition of the death penalty, the solidarity tax on wealth or the reduction of the legal workweek to 39 hours, have survived to this day despite being at times repealed (the solidarity tax on wealth was canceled in 1986 by a right-wing government, only to be reinstated in 1988 when the Socialists regained the Prime Minister's office) or failed to be implemented initially (the promised 35-hour workweek came about in 2000). Controversially, Mitterrand ordered the bombing of Greenpeace's ''Rainbow Warrior'' ship in 1985, is [[WrittenByTheWinners alleged]] to have sabotaged Western involvement during the UsefulNotes/{{Rwanda}}n Genocide due to MisplacedNationalism and favoritism towards the Rwandan dictatorship, abused the French anti-terrorist laws and established a special monitoring office to hide Mazarine's existence from the public, was [[OpenSecret revealed]] in 1994 to have held a bureaucratic post in Pétain's government, and his Prime Ministers after 1988 presided over a long string of scandals that tarnished the party, from the usual corruption up to supposedly knowingly giving haemophiliacs [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infected_blood_scandal_(France) HIV-infected blood]]. By the end of his term, the Socialists and their allies had become so unpopular they'd suffered [[LandslideElection crushing defeats]] in the local and parliamentary elections of 1992 and 1993.

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* '''[[color:hotpink:Parti Socialiste]]''' (PS): The party urrently in power, once a left-wing party created in 1969. [[hottip:*:Initially there was one big socialist party called SFIO (''Section française de l'internationale ouvrière'', French Section of the Workers' International), then after the Tours congress in 1920, a majority joined the Third Communist International (read: the USSR) and became the French Communist Party, while the rest stayed away from it and became the Socialist Party in 1969. That's a very brief summary but we won't go into the details of the French left's tumultuous and convoluted history here]] Although it implemented a few acclaimed social reforms while in power (like the death penalty abolition, the Minimum Income of Insertion, the Tax on Large Fortunes or the 35 hours working week), since the mid-80s, its economic views have progressively switched to the right, making it some kind of French Democratic Party. [[ArtifactTitle So it's now "socialist" in name only.]] Currently led by Harlem Désir… [[BigScrewedUpFamily or by God only knows who.]]

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* '''[[color:hotpink:Parti Socialiste]]''' (PS): The party urrently in power, once a left-wing party, created in 1969. [[hottip:*:Initially there was one big socialist party called SFIO (''Section française de l'internationale ouvrière'', French Section of the Workers' International), then after the Tours congress in 1920, a majority joined the Third Communist International (read: the USSR) and became the French Communist Party, while the rest stayed away from it and became the Socialist Party in 1969. That's a very brief summary but we won't go into the details of the French left's tumultuous and convoluted history here]] Although it implemented a few acclaimed social reforms while in power (like the death penalty abolition, the Minimum Income of Insertion, the Tax on Large Fortunes or the 35 hours working week), since the mid-80s, its economic views have progressively switched to the right, making it some kind of French Democratic Party. [[ArtifactTitle So it's now "socialist" in name only.]] Currently led by Harlem Désir… [[BigScrewedUpFamily or by God only knows who.]]

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* '''[[color:hotpink:Parti Socialiste]]''' (PS): The main left-wing party, currently in power, created in 1969. [[hottip:*:Initially there was one big socialist party called SFIO (''Section française de l'internationale ouvrière'', French Section of the Workers' International), then after the Tours congress in 1920, a majority joined the Third Communist International (read: the USSR) and became the French Communist Party, while the rest stayed away from it and became the Socialist Party in 1969. That's a very brief summary but we won't go into the details of the French left's tumultuous and convoluted history here]] Although it implemented a few acclaimed social reforms while in power (like the death penalty abolition, the Minimum Income of Insertion, the Tax on Large Fortunes or the 35 hours working week), since the mid-80s, its economic views have progressively switched to the right, making it some kind of French Democratic Party. [[ArtifactTitle So it's now "socialist" in name only.]] Currently led by Harlem Désir… [[BigScrewedUpFamily or by God only knows who.]]

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