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Which two conservative politicians led cohabitation governments during Mitterrand's presidency?

  • Jacques Chirac and Édouard Balladur

  • Nicolas Sarkozy and Alain Juppé

  • François Fillon and Jean-Pierre Raffarin

  • Laurent Fabius and Michel Rocard

Answer

François Mitterrand was twice forced into cohabitation governments with conservative cabinets led by Jacques Chirac (1986-1988) and Édouard Balladur (1993-1995) due to the loss of a parliamentary majority.
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