Vichy was intensely anti-Communist and generally pro-German; American historian Stanley G. Payne found that it was "distinctly rightist and authoritarian but never fascist".
Vichy sangat anti-Komunis dan umumnya pro-Jerman; Sejarahwan Amerika Stanley G. Payne menemukan bahwa itu "sayap kanan dan Otoritarianisme tetapi tidak pernah fasis".