- Title: FRANCE: EX-PREMIER DEBRE CAMPAIGNS FOR RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT DE GAULLE
- Date: 21st November 1965
- Summary: 1. LV TOURS 0.03 2. LV TOWN HALL 0.05 3. LV PEOPLE ENTER TOWN HALL 0.07 4. MV OFFICIALS AND DEBRE ENTER 0.14 5. MV INT. DEBRE SHAKES HANDS WITH PEOPLE 0.21 6. MV DEBRE ON PLATFORM, WAVES 0.27 7. GV AUDIENCE 0.29 8. MV DEBRE SPEAKS 0.31 9. CU DEBRE 0.34 10. REVERSE ANGLE...DITTO 0.37 11. CU DEBRE S
- Embargoed: 6th December 1965 12:00
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- Location: TOURS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVAEBYNT6IDV6OGE0I132OPO85HO
- Story Text: M. MICHEL DEBRE, THE FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER, IS CAMPAIGNING FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT CHARLES DE GAULLE IN NEXT MONTH'S ELECTION.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF IS NOT CAMPAIGNING. LEAVING THE JOB TO MINISTERS, INFLUENTIAL SUPPORTERS AND PRIVATE BODIES.
M.DEBRE SPOKE TODAY BEFORE HIS FORMER CONSTITUENTS. HE WAS SENATOR FOR THE LOIRE BEFORE TAKING OVER THE PREMIERSHIP FROM 1959 TO 1962. HIS THEME WAS: "THE OPPOSITION GENERAL DE GAULLE FACES."
PRESIDENT DE GAULLE HAS FIVE OPPONENTS, CAMPAIGNING ON A PLATFORM RANGING FROM BIRTH CONTROL TO THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. HE WAS WARNED THAT IF HE IS NOT ELECTED ON DECEMBER 5, CHAOS WILL FOLLOW.
(CAMPAIGNING OPENED OFFICIALLY OF FRIDAY).
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