d Mitterrand had to go to a run-off before de Gaulle could claim a victory. There was growing discontent among workers, intellectuals, and the opposition to de Gaulle.
             In 1968 students from Paris universities nearly overthrew the de Gaulle regime. The revolt began as a protest against the education system, which was centralized, overcrowded and old-fashioned. It quickly grew into a protest against "consumption and the technocratic policies Gaullists represented." The students took over buildings and fought with police. Sympathetic with their cause, millions of workers went out on strike. Workers support didn't last long, the students appeared "rich and privileged" to them, and they ended their strikes.
             The uprising frightened society, and the Gaullists who were able to weather the storm surged in popularity again, but the regime was never the same. Education reform did come about, as did welfare and social programs, and reform in the government. However, other reforms were vague, and vetoed by the voters, and de Gaulle r
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