▁group . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁He ▁stated , ▁" from ▁the ▁ide ological ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁Rad ical ▁doctrine ▁best ▁emb od ies ▁the ▁Cart esian ▁spirit ▁of ▁our ▁country . ▁... ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁President ▁Her ri ot , ▁Rad ical ism ▁is ▁the ▁political ▁applications ▁of ▁rational ism , ▁that ▁particularly ▁French ▁quality ." ▁Ch ich ery ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁strong ▁Rad ical ▁leader , ▁and ▁mainly ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁instrument ▁of ▁Éd ou ard ▁Dal ad ier ▁for ▁man aging ▁the ▁deput ies . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁crisis , ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁Colonel ▁André ▁La ff arg ue , ▁Ch ich ery ▁pressed ▁Dal ad ier ▁to ▁appoint ▁Max ime ▁W ey g and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ), ▁when ▁the ▁Reyn aud – D al ad ier ▁cabinet ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ch ich ery ▁told ▁Reyn aud , ▁" The ▁only ▁thing ▁left ▁for ▁you ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁res ign ." ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Ch ich ery ▁was ▁named ▁Minister ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Paul ▁Reyn aud ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁Lé on ▁Bar é ty ,