Laurent Fabius

prime minister of France

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Laurent Fabius served as the prime minister of France from 1984 to 1986, succeeding Pierre Mauroy. His tenure marked a shift in Socialist policy from ideology to efficiency and modernization, as France faced economic challenges and international pressure to adopt more conservative fiscal measures. Fabius's government aimed to balance economic recovery with social benefits, but ultimately, the Socialists lost their majority in the National Assembly in 1986, leading to a period of "cohabitation" with a conservative president.1

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Paris Agreement
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…the night, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who presided over the talks, announced on December 12 the adoption of the Paris Agreement. He noted that the accord aimed to hold the increase of global temperatures “to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the…
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…the night, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who presided over the talks, announced on December 12 the adoption of the Paris Agreement. He noted that the accord aimed to hold the increase of global temperatures “to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the…
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…become a leading adviser to Laurent Fabius, then a rising Socialist Party political figure.
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