France: Parties at a glance

Parties in comparison

Post-materialistic way of life

Socialist

Capitalist

Traditional way of life

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Explanation of the chart

The graph shows the economic orientation of the parties on the X-axis from left to right. The further left, the more actively the state should intervene via taxes, regulations and redistribution. The further to the right, the less the state should intervene.

On the Y-axis from top to bottom, the parties are categorized according to their life models. The further up a party, the more it prioritizes liberal lifestyles over traditional views and material goods. The further down, the more a party aligns itself with traditional lifestyles and sees the state as the moral authority for living together.

Data was collected through the 2019 Chapel Hill Expert Survey by more than 400 policy experts. Party positions may change over time. Therefore, the chart serves only as an overview and cannot make statements about specific political topics.

Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Jan Rovny, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Anna Vachudova. 2020. “2019 Chapel Hill Expert Survey.” - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

République en marche

The Republic on the Move!

République en marche (La République en marche–Mouvement démocrate) is a liberal party and currently represented in parliament with 244 MPs. The party is against too much regulation of markets, advocates liberal lifestyles, and wants more free world trade.

La République en marche was founded in 2016 by Emmanuel Macron and aims to overcome the division of the French political landscape into right and left

Current polls show République en marche at 25.0. That's a loss of -13.6 compared to the last election.

All information at a glance: République en marche
Name	La République en marche–Mouvement démocrate
Translation	The Republic on the Move!
Political orientation	Liberal politics
Government	Part of the government
Current poll value	25.0 (-13.6 since last election )
Seats in parliament	244 / 577
Core topics	Less regulation of markets Advocates liberal lifestyles Free world trade Strict crime control

NUPES

New People's Ecologist and Social Union

NUPES (Nouvelle Union Populaire écologiste et sociale) is a left party that is currently represented in the parliament with 131 MPs.

In the current election trend, NUPES comes in at 24.5%, losing -7.1 compared to the last election.

All information at a glance: NUPES
Name	Nouvelle Union Populaire écologiste et sociale
Translation	New People's Ecologist and Social Union
Political orientation	Left-wing
Current poll value	24.5 (-7.1 since last election )
Seats in parliament	131 / 577

Rassemblement national

National Rally

Rassemblement national is a right-wing party that is currently represented in parliament with 89 seats. The party advocates strict immigration policy, wants a strong nation-state, and advocates consistent crime fighting.

In 2018, Marie Le Pen's party renamed itself from Front National to Rassemblement national.

In current polls, Rassemblement national comes in at 20.0%. Compared to the election, that's an increase of +2.7.

All information at a glance: Rassemblement national
Name	Rassemblement national
Translation	National Rally
Political orientation	Right-wing
Current poll value	20.0 (+2.7 since last election )
Seats in parliament	89 / 577
Group in the EU Parliament	ID
Core topics	Against multiculturalism Strict immigration policy Strong nationalism Strict crime control

Les Républicains

The Republicans

Les Républicains is a center-right party and currently represented in parliament with 61 MPs. The party wants tax cuts, is against too much regulation of markets, and advocates strict immigration policy.

For several decades, the Republicans, together with the Socialists, constituted one of the two major French political camps. This traditional spectrum has been replaced by La République en marche since the 2017 elections.

Compared to the last election, Les Républicains scores an increase of +3.5 and comes in at 10.5%.

All information at a glance: Les Républicains
Name	Les Républicains
Translation	The Republicans
Political orientation	Centre-right
Current poll value	10.5 (+3.5 since last election )
Seats in parliament	61 / 577
Group in the EU Parliament	EPP
Core topics	Tax cuts Less regulation of markets Against multiculturalism Strict immigration policy

Divers gauche

Divers gauche is a left party that is currently represented in the parliament with 22 MPs.

All information at a glance: Divers gauche
Name	Divers gauche
Political orientation	Left-wing
Seats in parliament	22 / 577

Divers droite

Divers droite is a right-wing party that is currently represented in the parliament with 10 MPs.

All information at a glance: Divers droite
Name	Divers droite
Political orientation	Right-wing
Seats in parliament	10 / 577

Regionalists

Regionalists is a regional interest party that is currently represented in the parliament with 10 MPs.

All information at a glance: Regionalists
Name	Regionalists
Political orientation	Regional interests
Seats in parliament	10 / 577

UDI

Union of Democrats and Independents

UDI (Union des démocrates et indépendants) is a center-right party that is currently represented in parliament with 3 seats.

All information at a glance: UDI
Name	Union des démocrates et indépendants
Translation	Union of Democrats and Independents
Political orientation	Centre-right
Seats in parliament	3 / 577
Group in the EU Parliament	RE