Syndicat de la Magistrature
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The Syndicat de la Magistrature is the French second largest magistrates trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 - in terms of membership - after the more conservative Union syndicale des magistrats
Union syndicale des magistrats
The Union syndicale des magistrats, commonly abbreviated as USM, is the French largest magistrates trade union - in terms of membership and support in professional elections ....

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It is close to the left-wing parties such as the French Socialist Party rather than the right-wing Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...

. It is in favor of the independence of justice
Justice
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 toward the executive power, and often criticizes police brutality
Police brutality
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 or harsh immigration
Immigration
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 laws. During the 2005 civil unrest in France
2005 civil unrest in France
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, it criticized then Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
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's use of inappropriate language.

The Syndicat de la magistrature is member of M.E.D.E.L, a progressive NGO of judges and public prosecutors.

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