by Michel Rocard, Georges-Marc Benamou · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757803783
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«Si la gauche savait» is the political interview book by Michel Rocard and Georges-Marc Benamou (Points, paperback, 473 pp., in French).
Michel Rocard talks with journalist Georges-Marc Benamou and reviews the history of the French left: from Mitterrand to Jospin, via the Algerian War, May 68 and the rise of Le Pen. The socialist politician reveals, confesses and accuses, breaking the omertà, in a conversation that is a lesson in political history.
Expanded and updated 2007 edition, with added unpublished material. Points documents collection, no. 1648.
Recommended for readers interested in the political history of France and in the figure of Michel Rocard.
Michel Rocard was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and achieved the Matignon Accords regarding the status of New Caledonia. He was a member of the European Parliament, and was strongly involved in European policies until 2009. In 2007, he joined a Commission under the authority of Nicolas Sarkozy's Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos.
