United Left (France)
United Left (Gauche unitaire, GU) was a political party in France that was originally faction (under the name Unir or Unite) within the Revolutionary Communist League. The party is led by Christian Picquet, a former member of the Revolutionary Communist League.
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| Leader | Christian Picquet |
| Founded | 14 March 2009 |
| Dissolved | September 2015 |
| Merged into | French Communist Party |
| Ideology | Anti-capitalism[1] Socialism[1] |
| National affiliation | Left Front (2009–2014) |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 577
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| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 343
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| Seats in the European Parliament | 0 / 72
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| Seats in Regional Councils | 7 / 1,880
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Constitution of France Parliament; government; president | |
The creation of the party was announced on 8 March 2009 at the founding congress of the Left Front electoral coalition ahead of the 2009 European elections. Picquet, whose opposition faction represented 3.7% at the founding congress of the New Anticapitalist Party, disagreed with the majority's refusal to ally with the Communist-led Left Front for the European elections.
As a result, Picquet's small movement integrated the Left Front and Picquet was the third candidate on the coalition's list in the Île-de-France constituency.
Ideologically, the party sought to unite all democratic socialists opposed to neo-liberalism under a common front.
The GU was part of the Left Front until 2014.
On 8 September 2015, the GU decided to merge into the French Communist Party. This decision was taken to limit the division of the left.[2]
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "France". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
- http://www.pierrelaurent.org/la-gauche-unitaire-rejoint-le-pcf/
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