Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance
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Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance Union démocratique et socialiste de la Résistance | |
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President | René Pleven |
Founded | 1945 |
Dissolved | 1964 |
Merged into | CIR |
Ideology | Social liberalism Anti-communism Factions: Liberal socialism Conservatism[1] |
Political position | Centre to centre-left[2][3] |
National affiliation | Rally of Republican Lefts (1946-1955) Republican Front (1956-1958) |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
The Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (French: Union démocratique et socialiste de la Résistance or UDSR) was a French political party founded after the liberation of France from German occupation, mainly active during the Fourth Republic (1947–58). It was a loosely organised "cadre party" without mass membership. Its ideology was vague, including a broad diversity of different political convictions,[2] and it was variously described as left-wing, centrist, and even conservative. It was decidedly anti-communist and linked with the Paix et Liberté ("Peace and Liberty") movement.[1] The UDSR was a founding member of the Liberal International in 1947.
Foundation
It was founded in 1945 by the non-communist majority of the
Fourth Republic
Following the
In 1956 the UDSR participated in the centre-left
Legacy
The UDSR survived until 1964, when it merged into Mitterrand's Convention of Republican Institutions (CIR), which itself merged at the 1971 Epinay Congress into the new Socialist Party (PS), which until 2017 was the main centre-left party in France.
See also
References
- ^ a b Vinen, Richard (1995). Bourgeois Politics in France, 1945-1951. Cambridge University Press. pp. 184–187.
- ^ a b Cole, Alistair (1994). François Mitterrand: A Study in Political Leadership. Routledge. p. 13.
- ^ Wakeman, Rosemary (2011). The Fourth Republic. Cornell University Press. p. 74.
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