The united front of working class parties was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm, but the Cates were more interested in parliamentary deals than in fighting for power. Almost from the beginning Maurice Thorez, the Communist leader, wanted to broaden the alliance to include the 'democratic' bourgeois Party the Radicals. To the ordinary militants in the Socialist Party this was unacceptable.
SFIO, led by Leon Blum was one halt of the old party of Jean Jaures. In 920 a majority of the par ty had formed the CP, takHumanite din them. daily Socialist Challenge 14 January 1983 page 10 crisis had engendered deepening division French society and a growing political awareness among secuons Farmers and shopkeepers the working class.
Оссиру The workers did not wait for Leon Blum to take office, they occupied the factories. All the official leaders of the working 'Class were horrified and frightened. Jouhaux of the CĞT, anarchosyndicalist turned right-winger, negotiated concessions from the bosses while the CP used its influence to halt the strike movement.
After voting for Blum in order to defeat reaction