Political parties in France lists political parties in France.

Since the 1980s, France's government has alternated between two rather stable coalitions:

• on the left, one led by the French Socialist Party and with minor members such as the French Communist Party (and also Les Verts and the Left Radical Party)
• on the right, one led by the Union for a Popular Movement and its predecessor the Rally for the Republic, with the minor partner the Union for French Democracy.

It is difficult for parties outside those coalitions to make significant inroads, though the far-right National Front has had sizable successes.

Political parties and leaders

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).

In the "remarks" column: "minor" indicates a party that makes less than 3% in national elections; "major" indicates a party that has a reasonable chance of leading a national government; "one-person" indicates a party that has only one leading and commanding personality.

Other parties

• Abertzaleen Batasuna
• Basque Nationalist Party
• Batasuna
• Euskal Batasuna
• Eusko Alkartasuna
• Ezker Mugimendu Abertzalea
• Herritarren Zerrenda
• Hunt, Fish, Nature, Traditions (Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions) (traditional rural values)

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Liberalism and radicalism in France