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Union for a Popular
Movement
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Coalition of several former center right
parties, largest of which was the Gaullist Party
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Union for French
democracy
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Center and Christian Democratic Parties
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UMP and UDF usually in coalition
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Communists – PCF
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PSF and PCF normally in coalition
government
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Formed government 1997-2002
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National Front
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Anti-immigration, neo-fascist
ultra-nationalists
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No members in current Parliament but its
leader finished second in the 2002 presidential election
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Huge number of
splinter parties
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Radical left and radical right
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But fairly stable left and right coalitions
among major parties
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