Miscellaneous left (', ''DVG'') in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

refers to

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

candidates who are not members of any

party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...

or a member of party that has no elected seats. They include either small left-wing parties or

dissidents A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and in the political sense since the 2 ...

expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate. Numerous ' candidates are elected at a local level, and a smaller number at the national level.

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Left-wing parties in France Political parties of the French Fifth Republic Independent politicians in France {{France-poli-stub

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