The World - News from April 5, 1985
French Agriculture Minister Michel Rocard, one of the most popular members of President Francois Mitterrand’s struggling Socialist government, resigned. Rocard, 54, indicated that he quit because he opposed the government’s decision to change the nation’s election law from a majority system to proportional representation. But virtually all observers read the resignation as Rocard’s first move to challenge Mitterrand for the presidency in 1988.
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.
