From May to May. The Christian Democratic Party (Dc) and the ascent to power of Charles De Gaulle in 1958

Journal title ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA
Author/s Andrea Argenio
Publishing Year 2013 Issue 2013/270
Language Italian Pages 22 P. 11-32 File size 333 KB
DOI 10.3280/IC2013-270002
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This essay examines the Dc stance in the face of Charles De Gaulle’s ascent to power in May 1958 just at the time of the political polls that granted Amintore Fanfani the role of Prime Minister. Seeing the risks being run by democracy in France, the Christian democrat establishment confirmed their conviction that only the victory of the catholic party could act as a shield against the perils of ungovernability. The prelude to the centre-left season coincides roughly with the period in which the former general made extensive adjustments to the constitutional framework of the French republic, arousing sharp interest also abroad; in Italy, attention toward Gaullism became for the Dc one of the favorite terms of political comparison between the two countries and a feasible option for contrasting the overture to the Left. Inside the catholic party there was also a perceptive politician like Giorgio La Pira, mayor of Florence and from time immemorial attentive to Mediterranean affairs, who foresaw in De Gaulle the man capable of resolving the problem of Algerian decolonization.

Keywords: Christian Democrat Party (Dc), Charles De Gaulle, Amintore Fanfani, Giorgio La Pira, Italian-French relations, Algerian decolonization

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Andrea Argenio, Da maggio a maggio. La Dc e l’avvento al potere di Charles De Gaulle nel 1958 in "ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA" 270/2013, pp 11-32, DOI: 10.3280/IC2013-270002