Republican Left (FCF)

The Republican Left was a loose political group that rallied moderate republicans. Initially situated on the left-wing of the political spectrum, hence its name, the Republican Left was pushed to the center because of the rise of anarchism, socialism. Despite winning a large number of seats in the August 1871 election, the Republican Left rapidly became obsolete as most of its members chose to join the Republican Union to create a stronger moderate republican coalition. By the 1872 election, the group had effectively ceased to exist.