Radical-Socialist Party (France)
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Radical Party
Parti radical |
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| President | Laurent Hénart |
| Founder | Georges Clemenceau |
| Founded | June 23, 1901 |
| Headquarters | 1, place de Valois 75001 Paris |
| Youth wing | Young Radicals |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Union of Democrats and Independents |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| National Assembly |
6 / 577
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| Senate |
6 / 348
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| European Parliament |
1 / 74
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| Regional Councils |
20 / 1,880
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Radical Party (French: Parti radical, also Parti radical valoisien, abbreviated to Rad.) is a liberal and social-liberalpolitical party in France. Following the legislative elections of 2012, the Radicals have six seats in the National Assembly. Between 2002 and 2011 they were an associate party of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and were represented on the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority, prior to launching The Alliance (ARES) in 2011 and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) in 2012. Since 2007, the Radical Party's leader has been Jean-Louis Borloo.
Founded in 1901 as Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste), it is the oldest active political party in France. Coming from the Radical Republican tradition, the Radical Party upholds the principles of private property and secularism. The Radicals were originally a left-wing group, but with the emergence of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in 1905, the Radicals shifted towards the political centre. In 1972 the left wing of the party split off to form the centre-left Radical Party of the Left (PRG). Since then, the Radical Party has affiliated with the centre-right, becoming one of the founder parties of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) in 1978. In 2002 the party split from the UDF and affiliated with the UMP.
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