The Federation of the Republican Left (French: Fédération de la gauche républicaine; FGR) is a French political coalition of several small centre-left to left-wing parties.
Federation of the Republican Left Fédération de la gauche républicaine | |
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| Abbreviation | FGR |
| Founded | 29 April 2022 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | with French Communist Party (2024–) New Popular Front (2024–) |
| Member parties | Republican and Socialist Left Citizen and Republican Movement L'Engagement Radicals of the Left New Socialist Left Popular Ecology The Socialists |
| Colours | Red Green Pink |
| Senate | 1 / 348
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| National Assembly | 1 / 577
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| European Parliament | 1 / 79
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| Website | |
| gaucherepublicaine2022 | |
Announced on 29 April 2022, following the 2022 French presidential election,[1] the federation presents several candidates for the June 2022 French legislative election, often in alliance with the Radical Left Party and dissidents from the Socialist Party (PS) opposed to the integration of the PS into the New Ecological and Social People's Union.[2][3]
Foundation
editFive political parties and several personalities announced their participation in the federation at its foundation:
- The Republican and Socialist Left (GRS), founded in 2019 by dissidents from the PS and the MRC, led by Emmanuel Maurel, MEP, and Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Senator;[4]
- The Citizen and Republican Movement (MRC), a sovereignist party founded in 2003 and chaired by Jean-Luc Laurent, mayor of Kremelin-Bicêtre;
- The Radicals of the Left (LRDG), split from the Radical Left Party founded in 2017 and co-chaired by Stéphane Saint-André and Isabelle Amaglio-Térisse;
- L'Engagement, a party founded by Arnaud Montebourg;
- New Socialist Left (NGS), split from the PS founded in 2015 by Liêm Hoang-Ngoc.
On a personal note, several political figures have also expressed their support for the federation:
- Laurence Rossignol of the PS, senator and vice-president of the Senate;[5]
- Mickaël Vallet of the PS, senator,[5]
They were then joined by the groups Les Socialistes (created by slingers in 2016) and L'Écologie populaire.[6][7]
Members
editIn May 2022, the federation brought together seven parties: Republican and Socialist Left, Citizen and Republican Movement, Popular Ecology, Socialists, L'Engagement, Radicals of the Left, and New Socialist Left.[8] In some constituencies, they have formed an alliance with the Radical Party of the Left.
| Party | Logo | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | Leader(s) | |
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| Republican and Socialist Left | GRS | Socialism, eco-socialism | Centre-left to left-wing | Emmanuel Maurel Bastien Faudot | ||
| Citizen and Republican Movement | MRC | Left-wing Gaullism, souverainism, soft Euroscepticism, dirigisme | Left-wing | Jean-Luc Laurent | ||
| L'Engagement | 
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L'E | Centre-left to left-wing | Arnaud Montebourg | ||
| The Radicals of the Left | 
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LRDG | Radicalism | Stéphane Saint-André Isabelle Amaglio-Térisse | ||
| New Socialist Left | 
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NGS | Liêm Hoang-Ngoc | |||
| Popular Ecology | EP | Political ecology | ||||
| The Socialists | LS | |||||
2022 legislative elections
editThe coalition declared to its foundation that it wants to work on the dynamics of rallying on the left. On 2 May a joint letter is sent to La France insoumise to begin negotiations to integrate the New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES);[9] this request went unanswered.[10]
On 20 May the coalition announced that it would present candidates in more than a hundred constituencies for the 2022 French legislative election. They include alliances with the Radical Party of the Left, which internally rejected integration into NUPES, and with dissidents from the Socialist Party. Their representatives present themselves as the candidates of the "secular and republican" left between Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon.[11]
Election results
editEuropean Parliament
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[a] | Léon Deffontaines | 584,020 | 2.36 (#8) | 0 / 81
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New | − |
References
edit- ^ "Plusieurs partis de gauche créent la Fédération de la Gauche Républicaine". 29 April 2022.
- ^ Annonce de candidatures FDGR par la GRS le 19 mai 2022
- ^ https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/legislatives-2022-unis-dans-une-campagne-express-ils-veulent-incarner-la-vraie-gauche-a-toulouse_51120528.html
- ^ "Création de la Fédération de la Gauche Républicaine". Gauche Républicaine et Socialiste (in French). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b Signataire du communiqué de fondation
- ^ Jean-Noël Gros (19 May 2022). "Législatives en Haute-Garonne : à gauche, l'union qui dit non aux Insoumis". La Dépêche du Midi. Retrieved 30 May 2022..
- ^ Maria Sobral (24 May 2022). "LEGISLATIVES 2022–Maria Isabel de Sousa Teixeira : 'Je défends des valeurs de gauche'". Le Petit Journal. Retrieved 30 May 2022..
- ^ "La Fédération – Gauche Républicaine 2022" (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Lettre aux camarades de l'Union Populaire". Gauche Républicaine et Socialiste (in French). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Paris, Katy (17 May 2022). "Législatives 2022. Stéphane Fouéré pour la Gauche républicaine dans la première circonscription". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Laurens, Guillaume (18 May 2022). "Législatives. Des candidats de la gauche 'laïque et républicaine' partout à Toulouse, face à la Nupes". Acty.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2022.