Timeline of liberal and radical parties in France Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This Timeline of liberal and radical parties in France is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. Parties printed in italic are parties outside the liberal spectrum. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necesary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.Disputable is which factions in the French Revolution can be considered to be liberal. In this timeline both the Feulliants and the Girondists have been included.
Republicans
- 1790: A moderate faction of the Jacobins formed the Feuillants
- 1791: The Feuillants lost power and disappeared
- 1818: Former Feuillants formed the party of the Democrats, also named Liberals (Libéraux)
- 1848: A radical faction organised as the ⇒ Radicals
- 1879: The Democrats are reorganised as the Republicans (Républicains)
- 1901: The party disappeared, a left wing continued as the moderate liberal Democratic Republican Alliance (Alliance Républicaine Démocratique)
- 1911: The party is renamed Democratic Republican Party (Parti Républican Démocratique), further renamed in 1920 into Social and Democratic Republican Party (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social)
- 1954: The party merged into the conservative National Centre of Independents and Peasants
Girondists
- 1791: During the revolution the moderate Girondists (Girondins) are formed
- 1797: The Girondins are banned
Radicals
- 1848: A radical faction of the ⇒ Democrats formed the Radicals (Radicaux)
- 1901: The Radicals organised themselves in the Radical Party (Parti Radical), officially also named Radical Socialist and Radical Republican Party (Parti Républicain Radical et Radical-Socialiste)
- 1956: Dissidents formed the ⇒ Republican Center and the ⇒ Rally of Left Republicans
- 1972: A left-wing faction formed the ⇒ Movement of Left Radicals
- 1978: The party became an affiliated member of the centre right Union for the French Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie Française)
- 2000s: The party became an affiliated member of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire)
Left Republicans
- 1956: Dissidents from the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Rally of Left Republicans
- 1959: The party merged into the Gaullist Union for the New Republic (Union pour la Nouvelle République)
Center Republicans
- 1956: Dissidents from the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Republican Center (Centre Républicain)
- 1974: A faction returned to the ⇒ Radical Party
- 1978: The party disappeared
Left Radicals
- 1972: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Movement of Left Radicals (Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche)
- 1996: The group Reunite (Réunir) merged into the party, that is renamed Radical and after a court order Radical Socialist Party (Parti Radical-Socialiste)
- 1998: After another court order the party is renamed Left Radical Party (Parti Radical de Gauche)