List of political parties in France
This article lists political parties in France.
France has a multi-party system. No party can usually win a majority of seats in the National Assembly which means multiple parties often come together to form a coalition government.
For decades, most parties belonged to one of two coalitions: the centre-left (led by the Socialist Party) and the centre-right (led by Rally for the Republic and later the Union for a Popular Movement). In 2017, both coalitions suffered big defeats with the centrist Republique En Marche (now Renaissance) winning the election and the far-right National Rally making significant gains. In 2022, Renaissance won again and La France Insoumise (led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon) became the main left-wing party. Since the 2024 legislative election, the National Assembly has been split between three groups: the left-wing New Popular Front (led by La France Insoumise), the centrist Ensemble (led by Renaissance) and the far-right National Rally.
Main parties
[change | change source]| Party | Leader | Description | Assembly group | Deputies | Senators | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rally (RN) | Jordan Bardella | A far-right party which promotes national conservatism, right-wing populism and nationalism. | National Rally group | 122 / 577 |
3 / 348 |
30 / 81 | |
| Renaissance (RE) | Gabriel Attal | A centrist party which promotes liberalism and supports the European Union. | Ensemble | 99 / 577 |
13 / 348 |
5 / 81 | |
| The Republicans (LR) | Bruno Retailleau | A centre-right party which promotes liberal conservatism. | Union of the Right and Centre | 47 / 577 |
116 / 348 |
6 / 81 | |
| Socialist Party (PS) | Olivier Faure | A centre-left to left-wing party which promotes social democracy | New Popular Front | 65 / 577 |
63 / 348 |
10 / 81 | |
| La France Insoumise (LFI) | Manuel Bompard | A left-wing party which promotes democratic socialism, left-wing populism and moderate euroscepticism | New Popular Front | 75 / 577 |
0 / 348 |
9 / 81 | |
| Democratic Movement (MoDem) | François Bayrou | A centrist party which promotes liberalism and Christian democracy | Ensemble | 33 / 577 |
3 / 348 |
3 / 81 | |
| Horizons (HOR) | Édouard Philippe | A centre-right party which promotes liberal conservatism | Ensemble | 26 / 577 |
13 / 348 |
2 / 81 | |
| The Ecologists (LE) | Marine Tondelier | A centre-left to left-wing party which promotes green politics | New Popular Front | 25 / 577 |
12 / 348 |
5 / 81 | |
Regionalist Parties
[change | change source]- Breton Party (Parti Breton) - Breton nationalism, autonomism, Pro-Europeanism
- Abertzaleen Batasuna - Basque nationalist
- Alsace d'abord (In English:Alsace First) - Alsace nationalist
- Savoyan League (Ligue savoisienne) - Savoy nationalist
- Breton Democratic Union (Union Démocratique Bretonne) - Breton nationalism
- Party of the Corsican Nation (U Partitu di a Nazione Corsa) - Corsican nationalism
- Corsica Libera - Corsican nationalism