Union of Socialist Groups and Clubs
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The Union of Socialist Groups and Clubs was a socialist
club in France
led by Jean Poperen
after he was expelled from the Unified Socialist Party
. The UGCS joined the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left
before merging into the new PS at the Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress
.
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
club 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...
led by Jean Poperen
Jean Poperen
Jean Poperen was a French politician.Poperen joined the Communist Party at 18, and was also a member of the Union of Communist Students. He left the PCF after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and became a founding member of the Unified Socialist Party in 1960...
after he was expelled from the Unified Socialist Party
Unified Socialist Party (France)
The Unified Socialist Party was a socialist political party in France, founded on April 3, 1960. It was originally led by Édouard Depreux , and by Michel Rocard .- History :...
. The UGCS joined the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left
Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left
The Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left was a conglomerate of French left-wing non-Communist forces. It was founded to support François Mitterrand's candidature at the 1965 presidential election and to couter-balance the Communist preponderance over the French left...
before merging into the new PS at the Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress
Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress
The Issy-les-Moulineaux Congress was the second national congress of the French Socialist Party . It took place on July 11 to 13, 1969. This marked the transformation of the old French Section of the Workers' International into the new PS...
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