Forty years ago Mitterrand’s “la force tranquille”. But what remains of the French socialists today?

PARIS – In Piazza della Bastiglia the workers finish hanging black and white photos under tensile structures. In the vintage images you can see many young people in celebration raising their hands to the sky, holding a red rose, the symbol of the socialist party. The title of the exhibition is short: May 10. For an entire generation there is no need to specify the year, everyone remembers where they were and what they did on the day François Mitterrand was elected head of state.