Many Vichy officials, such as Pétain, were reactionaries who felt that France's unfortunate fate was a result of its republican character and the actions of its left-wing governments of the 1930s, in particular of the Popular Front (1936–1938) led by Léon Blum.
Banyak pejabat Vichy, seperti Pétain, adalah kaum Reaksioner yang merasa bahwa nasib malang Prancis adalah akibat dari karakter republikannya dan tindakan pemerintah sayap kiri tahun 1930-an, khususnya Front populaire (1936–1938) yang dipimpin oleh Léon Blum.