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A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern ...
Parti Québécois. The Parti Québécois ( French for 'Quebec Party'; PQ; pronounced [paʁti kebekwa]) is a sovereignist [10] and social democratic [2] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state.
The Republicans (French: Les Républicains [le ʁepyblikɛ̃]; LR) is a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. The party was formed on 30 May 2015 as the re-incorporation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of then President of France Jacques Chirac.
Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste [paʁti sɔsjalist], PS) is a French centre-left [3] [4] [5] and social-democratic political party. [6] It holds pro-European views. [7] The PS was for decades the largest party of the "French Left" and used to be one of the two major political parties in the French Fifth ...
The Coalition Avenir Québec ( CAQ; French: [kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃ av.niʁ ke.bɛk], lit. 'Quebec Future Coalition' or 'Future Quebec Coalition') is a Quebec nationalist, [9] autonomist [10] and conservative [11] [12] provincial political party in Quebec . It was founded by former Parti Québécois (PQ) cabinet minister François Legault and ...
La France Insoumise ( FI or LFI; pronounced [la fʁɑ̃s ɛ̃sumiz], lit. 'France Unbowed') [a] is a left-wing populist political party in France, [18] launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). It aims to implement the eco-socialist and democratic ...
The Radical Party ( French: Parti radical ), officially the Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party ( French: Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste ), is a liberal [2] and social-liberal [3] political party in France. Since 1971, to prevent confusion with the Radical Party of the Left (PRG), it has also been referred to as ...
The Union nationale ( French pronunciation: [ynjɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal]) was a conservative [2] [3] [4] and nationalist [2] [5] [6] provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939, and from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970.