New Left (France)
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New Left was an organized caucus
in the French Socialist Party
.
The New Left was founded in 1993 by Benoît Hamon
and Jean-Patrick Gille
within the PS' youth movement, the MJS. It was considered close to Michel Rocard
and often cited to be the Christian left
of the party. It was close to the New Left
movement in France
and around the world.
The New Left became an integral part of the New Socialist Party
.
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
in the French Socialist Party
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
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The New Left was founded in 1993 by Benoît Hamon
Benoît Hamon
Benoît Hamon is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party , part of the Party of European Socialists. He was Member of the European Parliament for the East of France from 2004 to 2009. He was national secretary for Europe in the French socialist party. At present, he is spokesman...
and Jean-Patrick Gille
Jean-Patrick Gille
Jean-Patrick Gille is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Indre-et-Loire department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.-References:...
within the PS' youth movement, the MJS. It was considered close to Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard
Michel Rocard is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party . He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991, during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion , a social minimum welfare program for indigents, and led the Matignon Accords regarding the status...
and often cited to be the Christian left
Christian left
The Christian left is a term originating in the United States, used to describe a spectrum of left-wing Christian political and social movements which largely embraces social justice....
of the party. It was close to the New Left
New Left
The New Left was a term used mainly in the United Kingdom and United States in reference to activists, educators, agitators and others in the 1960s and 1970s who sought to implement a broad range of reforms, in contrast to earlier leftist or Marxist movements that had taken a more vanguardist...
movement in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and around the world.
The New Left became an integral part of the New Socialist Party
New Socialist Party (France)
New Socialist Party is an organized caucus in the French Socialist Party. The NPS made up part of the left wing of the party.The NPS was founded in October 2002 by Arnaud Montebourg, Vincent Peillon, Julien Dray and Benoît Hamon.At the Dijon Congress in 2003, the NPS motion obtained 16.88%...
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