Cartel of the Left

The Cartel of the Left (French: Cartel des gauches) was the name of the governmental alliance between the Radical-Socialist Party the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), and other smaller left-republican parties.
The Cartel of the Left is first formed as a counterweight to the conservative alliance (National Bloc) and the government of Alexander Millerand. But following the resignation of Alexander Millerand and the constitution of its National Republican League, the Cartel of the Left arises as a Republican front to prevent Millerand to regain power. Although the negotiations between the SFIO and the PRRRS go back to the senatorial elections of 1921, it is the "danger" Millerandiste who finished merging all the left political forces with the exception of PC-SFIC.
The cartel wins the legislative elections of 1924, obtains 256 sieges out of a total of 3,776,588 votes and forms a majority. Edouard Herriot forms a government but the Socialists refuse to participate.
== Composition ==
Party	Party 	Ideology 	Leader
 	French Section of the Workers' International 	Socialism 	Paul Faure
 	Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party	Radicalism 	Edouard Herriot
 	Republican-Socialist Party 	Social democracy	Paul Painlevé
Category:French political coalitions