The World - News from Feb. 11, 1985
The French Communist Party reelected Georges Marchais to a fifth three-year term as party leader. Marchais, 64, was named at the party’s 25th congress, which resisted calls for reform from dissident members to reverse the party’s decline in popularity. The rejected reforms included a tougher stand on human rights violations in the Soviet Bloc and less emphasis on Soviet-style methods in setting policy.
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
