In this edition, François Hollande returns in a new light. Not only as a former President of the Republic, but also as a passionate author of History. With his latest book, full title The Challenge of Governing. The left and the power from the Dreyfus affair to the present dayhe looks at the developments in the school of thought that shaped him.
Hollande does not approach this subject as a simple observer, but by taking into account his own political experience. It questions not only the past, but also the current challenges of the left, in a context where political ideologies are changing.
For a century, the left has held power for more than thirty years. She has accomplished considerable political, social and societal work and moved the Republic forward. If she is hailed for her most emblematic conquests, her action remains paradoxically controversial, as if an inevitability weighed on her.
That of its inability to settle down over time. Its major successes are thwarted by harmful divisions. By claiming to change life, it creates hope but exposes itself to the ritual treason trial, as if the left had no worse enemy than itself. François Hollande tells this rich and great story as an activist nourished by a rare knowledge of the socialist “old house” but also as a high-ranking practitioner, since he became the second left-wing president of the Fifth Republic after François Mitterrand.
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The show will offer an insight into the personal reflection of a man who, despite his withdrawal from the presidential scene, has not drawn a line under his commitment. He continues to take a look at the issues that shape our society. This conversation with Claire Chazal will enlighten us on her positioning as an important figure in contemporary French politics.
Image credits: François Hollande, CC0 / Claire Chazal in the show, Public Senate
By Dispatch
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