▁was ▁broken . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁▁ ▁The ▁election ▁of ▁Henri ▁K ras uck i ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁minister s ▁( Char les ▁F it erman , ▁Marcel ▁R ig out ▁and ▁Jack ▁R al ite ) ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁after ▁the ▁substitution ▁of ▁Laurent ▁Fab ius ▁as ▁Prime ▁minister ▁to ▁Pierre ▁Mau roy , ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁initial ▁radical isation ▁of ▁the ▁conf eder ation . ▁ ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁term ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 9 2 ), ▁K ras uck i ▁began ▁to ▁distance ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁P CF . ▁ ▁His ▁successor , ▁Louis ▁V ian net , ▁did ▁the ▁same , ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁b ureau ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁V ian net ▁and ▁Bernard ▁Th ib ault , ▁the ▁CG T ▁cut ▁its ▁organ ic ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁It ▁has ▁succeeded ▁in ▁remaining ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁French ▁union ▁conf eder ations , ▁while ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁has ▁decl ined ▁sever ely . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁general ▁strike ▁to ▁today ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁trade - union ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁general ▁strike ▁against ▁A lain ▁Ju pp é ' s ▁plan