Union of the Left (France)

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Union of the Left (L'Union de la gauche), was a leftist, social-democratic and social-liberal coalition of political parties in France.

Members

The Union of the Left generally associate two or more of the following parties, under the leading of the Socialist Party.

European Parliament election, 2014

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