European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 2 the stars and stripes French vote repudiates strike by George Sibera Paris up France s vote sunday amounted to a massive cry of no Confidence in the politicians who started or backed the country s unprecedented 1968labor-student chaos. It also showed the Force of France s Broad masses of affluent Middle class voters who threw their backing to candidates pledged to president Charles Degaulle. De Gaulle before the election told France it must decide be tween him and a communist totalitarian  Rural and Industrial areas alike gaullist returned to the National Assembly by the car Load. Though Only the second bal lot next week will be decisive to determine the final breakdown of party seats sunday s gains apparently exceeded the Gaul lists wildest dreams. The communists and leftist who pronounced gaullist dead were forced to Swallow bitter Medicine for their endorsement of the student lying strikes riots and Para Vir rally All the key leaders of the leftist Gaulle s main federation de opposition were forced into Runoff elections Ait extremely humiliating re Pydia Tion by their own constituencies. The communists appeared Mohave lost votes for two contradictory reasons. On the one hand some voter were impressed by gaullist at tacks on the communists and on the other Many younger voters seemed to feel the communist were not revolutionary enough. They cast votes for the More extreme unified socialist party. De Gaulle also gleaned support from the extreme right a group that has had tip. Major party