10 May 1981: defeat
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Following the victory of François Mitterrand in the presidential elections of May 1981 those who support the outgoing president, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing are more than disappointed. Tears at the campaign headquarters, supporters expressing their anxieties on TV sets, the Stock Exchange that ignites, capital that flees and the former president who leaves the Elysée on foot, as he entered 7 years earlier.