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Popular Front (France)The Popular Front (Front Populaire) was an alliance of left-wing political parties that came into power in France following the 1936 elections. Its leader was Lon Blum. The Popular Front: - enacted the law mandating 12 days (2 weeks) each year of paid vacations for workers
- enacted the law limiting to 40 hours the workweek (outside of overtime)
The Popular Front was actively fought by right-wing and far-right movements, which often used antisemitic slurs against Blum and other ministers. Popular Front ministers
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