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France

Socialist Party

Social democracy

Logo of Socialist Party.

France’s historic centre-left party, which held the presidency under Mitterrand and Hollande. Campaigns on welfare state defence, wealth taxation and European integration.

Founded
1969
Positions as of
2024 legislative election programme
Last verified
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What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigns for restoration of the wealth tax abolished in 2018 and reversal of the pension age increase.

  • Religion and the state

    Committed to laïcité as a constitutional principle of state neutrality.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

26

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

34

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

70

Evidence: Well documented

Tradition and change

80

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

20

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

20

Evidence: Well documented

Power and its limits

76

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

74

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Programme du Nouveau Front Populaire · Parti Socialiste and allies · 2024
  • Déclaration de Principes · Parti Socialiste

Logo: Le Parti socialiste wordmark.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.