Gaullism

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Gaullism is a French political ideology inspired by Charles de Gaulle, emphasizing national independence, strong executive leadership, and a unifying, sovereign state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French political ideology
political ideology
associatedWith Charles de Gaulle
corePrinciple centralized state authority
defense of French cultural identity
economic dirigisme
national independence
national unity
popular legitimacy through referendums
presidentialism
rejection of party politics dominance
republicanism
social solidarity
sovereignty of the state
strategic independence in foreign policy
strong executive power
countryOfOrigin France
economicPolicy mixed economy
state intervention in key sectors
support for national champions
emergedInDecade 1940s
emergedInPeriod World War II
foreignPolicy grandeur of France
independence from the Soviet Union
independence from the United States
independent nuclear deterrent
preference for intergovernmental Europe
selective support for European integration
hasVariant neo-Gaullism
social Gaullism
sovereignist Gaullism
historicalContext Algerian War
Vichy regime
collapse of the Third Republic
influenced French constitutional design after 1958
French defense policy
French foreign policy during the Cold War
influencedBy French Resistance
French republican tradition
interwar political instability in France
inspiredPoliticalParty Rally for the Republic
Rally of the French People
The Republicans (France)
Union for a Popular Movement
Union for the New Republic
Union of Democrats for the Republic
institutionalFeature reduced powers of parliament
strong presidency
use of referendums
institutionalModel Fifth French Republic
language French term "gaullisme"
namedAfter Charles de Gaulle
opposedTo communism
extreme liberal laissez-faire economics
parliamentary instability of the Fourth Republic
supranational integration that weakens national sovereignty
positionInPoliticalSpectrum broad right
center-right
socialPolicy attachment to traditional values
national solidarity
social conservatism


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