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French Presidents analogous to US presidents

Vincent Auriol - SFIO (1947-1952)
Charles DuGaulle - UNR (1952-1960)
-Fourth republic does not collapse and Algerian crisis somewhat mitigated. However it does propel Gaillard and Mitterand's socialists into power.
Félix Gaillard - PS (1960-1963)
-Assassinated
Francois Mitterand - PS (1963-1968)
Robert Boulin - UDR (1968-1973)
-Resigned under real-estate scandal
Alain Peyrefitte - UDR (1973-1976)
Georges Bidault - MRP (1976-1980)
-Leader of centrist Christian democrats. Elected as a compromise, soon disliked by both Gaullists and Socialists
Jacques Chirac - RPR (1980-1988)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - RPR (1988-1992)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn - PS (1992-2000)
-Center left government under cloud of perpetual sex scandals.
Henri Giscard d'Estaing - UMP (2000-2008)
-Businessman and son of first d'estaing without much political experience. Joined "coalition of the willing" into Iraq, over objections of most of the country
Arnaud Montebourg - PS (2008-2016)
-Of Arab descent. Dogged by the conspiracy theory that he is a secret Islamist agent after the 2015 Paris attacks.
Gerard Depardieu - FN (2016-)
Actor recruited by Marine Le Pen. Defeated center-right Louis Giscard d'Estaing and socialist Segolene Royale in a stunning upset. Many former UMP members defected to his side but privately stress over his inexperience and dramatic mood swings.