Federation of the Lefts
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The Federation of the Lefts (French: Fédération des gauches) was a French electoral coalition during the French Third Republic.[1] It was founded in January 1914, by members of the Democratic Republican Alliance such as Aristide Briand, Alexandre Millerand and Louis Barthou to provide a centrist alternative to the left's coalition, led by the Radical-Socialist Joseph Caillaux.[2][3] However, the federation failed to attract the most moderate radical voters and the left won the 1914 election which saw the centre fall back. The federation was a failure.[4]
However, a parliamentary group under the name Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Union (Union républicaine radicale et radicale-socialiste) was formed in the new legislature and held a relatively important position in the legislature.[5]
