Unified Socialist Party

Unified Socialist Party (in French: Parti socialiste unifié) was a political party in France, founded on April 3 1960. From 1967 to 1973 Michel Rocard was the leader of the party.

Related Topics:
French - Political party - France - April 3 - 1960 - 1967 - 1973 - Michel Rocard

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PSU was born through the fusion of a the Autonomous Socialist Party, Socialist Left Union and a the group around the jouranl Tribune du communisme. The latter was a splinter-group of the French Communist Party (PCF), which deserted PCF after the 1956 events in Hungary. The three group had an alliance since 1958.

Related Topics:
Autonomous Socialist Party - Socialist Left Union - French Communist Party - 1956 - Hungary - 1958

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In 1961 Pierre Mendès-France joined PSU.

Related Topics:
1961 - Pierre Mendès-France

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In 1965, PSU supported, together with SFIO and PCF, the candidature François Mitterrand in the presidential election.

Related Topics:
1965 - SFIO - François Mitterrand

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In May 1968 PSU supported the students' uprising. PSU moved away from cooperation with the Socialist Party and developed its own programme, based on autogestion (self-management).

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In the 1969 presidential elections the PSU candidate Michel Rocard obtained 3.61% of the votes in the first round.

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In 1974 presidential elections PSU supported the campaign of Mitterand. There was large disatisfaction amongst party grassroot against this. However, PSU did not sign the 'Common programme of the Left'. But a sizeable section of the party militancy, led by Michel Rocard and Robert Chapuis, left to join the Socialist Party. They believed that they could better function as a leftist tendency with the Socialist Party.

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In the 1981 presidential elections, PSU launched Huguette Bouchardeau. Bourchardeau obtained 1.11% of the votes in the first round.

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1981 - Huguette Bouchardeau

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In the 1988 presidential elections, PSU support the communist dissident candidate Pierre Juquin, who obtained 2.09% of the votes in the first round.

Related Topics:
1988 - Pierre Juquin

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In 1989 PSU merged with the the New Left for Socialism, Ecology and Self-management (the movement of Juquin), and formed Red and Green Alternatives.

Related Topics:
1989 - New Left for Socialism, Ecology and Self-management - Red and Green Alternatives

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