26-10-2016 20:25 via news.yahoo.com

French Socialists celebrate Mitterrand and slam Hollande

By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - The same first name and title seemed to be the most that embattled French President Francois Hollande had in common with Francois Mitterrand on Wednesday as he marked the 100th anniversary of his late predecessor's birth. Mitterrand, who exercised iron-fist control over his party and government, finished his first term in 1988 with high popularity ratings thanks to landmark policies that pleased his voters. "Francois Mitterrand knew how to make leftwing voter
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