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The Democratic and Radical Union (''Union démocratique et radicale'') was a French parliamentary group in the
French Senate
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during the
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic (french: Troisième République, sometimes written as ) was the system of government adopted in France from 4 September 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940 ...
. The Democratic and Radical Union was formed by members of the
Independent Radicals
The Independent Radicals (french: Radicaux indépendants) were a centrist or conservative-liberal political current during the French Third Republic. It was slightly to the right of the more famous Radical-Socialist Party, and shared much of it ...
and other Radical Senators who did not join or left the Radical-Socialist Party.
The group disappeared in 1940 and was not re-created post-war. Most members joined the post-war PRI or the RGR.
See also
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Radical Party (France)
The Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (french: Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste) is a liberal and formerly social-liberal political party in France. It is also often referred to simply as the Radical Party (french: ...
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Independent Radicals
The Independent Radicals (french: Radicaux indépendants) were a centrist or conservative-liberal political current during the French Third Republic. It was slightly to the right of the more famous Radical-Socialist Party, and shared much of it ...
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Sinistrisme
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