Liberalism and radicalism in France

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This article gives an overview of liberalism and radicalism in France. It is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

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Introduction

The early high points of liberalism in France were:

In France, as in much of Southern Europe, the word liberal was used either to refer to the traditional liberal anti-clericalism or to economic liberalism. Political liberalism in France was long associated more with the Radical Party, leading to the use of the term radicals to refer to the political liberal tradition. The French Radicals tend to be more statist than most European liberals, but share the liberal values on other issues, in particular a strong support for individual liberty. However, today, the word is mostly used today to designate minarchists, and more generally political groups such as the former Liberal Democracy (Démocratie Libérale) that advocate free markets and a reduced government role. The word liberal lacks the suggestion of general support for individual rights that it carries in Northern Europe. The phrase ultra-libéral is used by many in the left to call whom they feel hold extremist views with respect to the need for much reduced state intervention and regulation of markets and workforce issues. The original liberal current in France disappeared and market liberalism is now represented in the conservative Union for a Popular Movement. The originally left of center radical liberal party split up in the right of center liberal Radical Party (Parti Radical) and the left of center social liberal Left Radical Party (Parti Radical de Gauche).

The timeline

From Democrats or Liberals to Social and Democratic Republican Party

  • 1818: Former Feuillants formed the party of the Democrats (Démocrats), also named Liberals (Libéraux)
  • 1848: A radical faction organised as the ⇒ Radicals
  • 1879: The Democrats are reorganised as the Republicans (Républicains)
  • 1901: The party disappeared, a left wing continued as the moderate liberal Democratic Republican Alliance (Alliance Républicaine Démocratique)
  • 1911: The party is renamed Democratic Republican Party (Parti Républican Démocratique), further renamed in 1920 into Social and Democratic Republican Party (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social)
  • 1954: The party merged into the conservative National Centre of Independents and Peasants

From Radicals to Parti Radical

Rally of Left Republicans

Republican Center

From Movement of Left Radicals to Left Radical Party

Liberal and radical leaders

Liberal thinkers

In the Contributions to liberal theory the following French thinkers are included:

References

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See also

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