Modern Left

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Gauche Moderne


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Leader	Jean-Marie Bockel

Founded	2007
Headquarters	10 rue des Haudriettes 75003 Paris

Political Ideology	Social democracy, Third way , Social liberalism
European Affiliation
International Affiliation
Colours	Violet

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Website	www.lagauchemoderne.org

See also	Constitution of France France Politics French Parliament French Government French President Political parties Elections

The Modern Left (Gauche moderne, GM), is a French centre-left political party founded in 2007.

The party was founded following the nomination of the Socialist Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse, Jean-Marie Bockel to the François Fillon government in May 2007. Along with The Progressives of Éric Besson, Modern Left represent the left-wing of the coalition supporting President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The party calls itself social liberal.

In the 2008 local elections, the party obtained around 40 councillors, and Bockel won a narrow re-election in Mulhouse. However, the incumbent in Pau, Yves Uriéta was defeated.

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