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France Faces Broad Labor and Economic Turmoil Under Pompidou
France endures CGT strikes and political fault lines as Pompidou's government wrestles with inflation, unemployment, and a stalled reform program. Roadblocks by shopkeepers, student protests, and a costly wine inflation highlight a nation-wide squeeze while tensions over NATO, Mediterranean policy, and Soviet influence complicate governance.
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