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...Gaulle had hoped that a few years of stability would force the ideologically-based splinter groups into new coalitions, Hoffmann said. "That the parties did not play their part was partly de Gaulle's fault, partly theirs...
...experiment of great fascination to political scientists, because it has never been tried before," Hoffmann said. He pointed out that if both the president and the parliament "constantly use the power at their disposal, it will be sheer bedlam...
...Hoffmann felt de Gaulle showed his great ability in handling the Algerian War. De Gaulle came to power with statements so ambiguous about Algeria "that the conservatives were sure he was committed to a French Algeria while the liberals could comfort themselves with the ambiguity, saying that he was a liberal unable to any what he believed...
Describing the mechanics of de Gaulle's Algerian solution. Hoffmann pointed out that the French president had avoided committing himself to any one settlement. He tried first the solutions most favorable to France, continuing to make concessions until he reached agreement with the Algerians. Had de Gaulle been able to offer more to the Algerians in the beginning, the solution would have been far more favorable to France. Hoffmann said...
Commenting on the allegation that de Gaulle's solution to the Algerian problem was charged with deceit. Hoffmann said "it had certain elements of deceit in it, but what else is leadership? If trickery worked, more power to it. The alternative was disaster. What is surprising is not the solution which de Gaulle found, but that he was able to find a solution...