The Union populaire française (UPF, English: "French Popular Union") was a parliamentary group in the

French Parliament The French Parliament (french: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Republic, consisting of the Senate () and the National Assembly (). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: ...

formed in 1939 by breakaway members of the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Unit ...

who opposed the

Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact , long_name = Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27337, Moskau, Stalin und Ribbentrop im Kreml.jpg , image_width = 200 , caption = Stalin and Ribbentrop shaking ...

. Prominent members included Émile Fouchard, Eugène Jardon and René Nicod.

References

Political parties of the French Third Republic Defunct political parties in France Political parties established in 1939 1939 establishments in France Political parties with year of disestablishment missing {{WWII-stub