For Réunion (, PLR) is a

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

political party in

Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...

, an overseas department of France. It is led by

Huguette Bello Marie-Huguette Antoinette Bello (; born 24 August 1950) is a French politician and teacher from Réunion who has served as President of the Regional Council (France), president of the Regional Council of Réunion since 2021. Bello is the founder ...

History

The party was founded in 2012, after a split with the Communist Party of Réunion. They endorsed

Jean-Luc Mélenchon Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon (; born 19 August 1951) is a French politician who has been the ''de facto'' leader of La France Insoumise (LFI) since it was established in 2016. He was the Deputy (France), deputy in the National Assembly ( ...

in the

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. The party was part of the

New Ecological and Social People's Union The New Ecological and Social People's Union (, NUPES) was a Left-wing politics, left-wing electoral alliance of List of political parties in France, political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022, the alliance included La France Insoumise ( ...

alliance for the

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and the

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for the

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Ideology

For Réunion is a socialist party which identifies as

post-Marxist Post-Marxism is a perspective in Critical theory, critical social theory which radically reinterprets Marxism, countering its association with economism, historical determinism, Antihumanism, anti-humanism, and class reductionism, whilst remai ...

Leadership

The party is led by

Elected representatives

* Karine Lebon, Member of the French Parliament *

Frédéric Maillot Frédéric Maillot is a French politician who was elected to represent Réunion's 6th constituency in the 2022 legislative election. Maillot has served as vice president of the Regional Council of Réunion. Biography Maillot was raised in a w ...

, Member of the French Parliament

References

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