This man was attacked by an opposition mob shortly before he ascended to power, and his premierships were wracked by political violence, as had been his march to power following the Stavisky Affair and resulting riots.
After this man's election, Xavier Vallat gave a speech in the National Assembly stating that he'd rather have his "peasant nation" ruled by "someone whose origins, however modest, reach into the entrails of our soil" rather than this man. One year before his election, this man was dragged out of his car on the Boulevard Saint-Germain and beaten up by members of the Action Francaise. This man was attacked with the line "The temple tailors have moved with their shears into the halls of the Republic and are ready to dispense Legions of Honor by the yard!" This man was attacked by an opposition mob shortly before he ascended to power, and his premierships were wracked by political violence, as had been his march to power following the Stavisky Affair and resulting riots. He was a follower of The Cult of the Self author Maurice Barres early in life, until they broke over the (*) Dreyfus Affair. The same change of political strategy that brought this man to power elevated Manuel Azana. His government abolished the Gold Standard and guaranteed a 40-hour workweek and paid vacation through the Matignon Agreement. For 10 points, name this French Socialist leader of the Popular Front.
After this man's election, Xavier Vallat gave a speech in the National Assembly stating that he'd rather have his "peasant nation" ruled by "someone whose origins, however modest, reach into the entrails of our soil" rather than this man.
Leon Blum