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Gaullism
1958–1974 · France · Conservative · Held state power · coding confidence high
Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →
Core principles
National grandeur and independence, a strong executive above party squabbles, direct appeal to the people by referendum.
Economic model
Indicative planning, nationalised utilities and banks, state-championed industry, participation schemes.
Organisation of powers
Semi-presidential constitution with a directly elected president and weakened parliament.
Reading note
Economically far more statist than most contemporary left parties, which makes it an excellent calibration point for the economic axis over time.
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EC · Economic organisation · scored +02
Coded +2: indicative planning and nationalised banking under a conservative government.
- Documented act or statuteRenault, the major banks and the electricity and gas utilities remained in state ownership throughout.
CU · Social and cultural order · scored +05
Coded +5: national grandeur and social traditionalism, with the contraception law of 1967.
- Documented act or statuteThe Neuwirth law legalising contraception passed in 1967 under a Gaullist majority.
AU · Organisation of power · scored +03
Coded +3: a constitution designed to strengthen the executive against the parties.
- Documented act or statuteThe 1962 referendum introduced direct presidential election against the objection of most parliamentarians.
SC · Scale of decision · scored +07
Coded +7: a centralised republic with an independent nuclear force.
- Documented act or statuteWithdrew from NATO's integrated command in 1966 while remaining in the alliance.
ID · Rule of membership · scored +01
Coded +3: civic republican citizenship, with Algerian independence conceded.
- Documented act or statuteThe 1962 Evian accords ended the war and the departmental status of Algeria.
CH · Method and tempo · scored −04
Coded −4: returned to power in a constitutional crisis and left it by referendum defeat.
- Documented act or statuteResigned in 1969 the day after losing a referendum he had staked his office on.
Where it came from, and what came after
- becameLes Républicains
The Gaullist party, renamed four times, positioned considerably to the economic right of de Gaulle.
Scores that have been revised
Nearest organisations by measured distance
Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.
- African Union3.3
- Indonesian Coalition Politics4.5
- Singapore Developmental State4.9
- Korean Party Blocs4.9
- Nigerian Party Blocs5.1
- GERB5.3
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