<P> The dominant French political parties are also characterised by a noticeable degree of intra-party factionalism, making each of them effectively a coalition in itself . </P> <P> Up until recently, the government of France had alternated between two rather stable coalitions: </P> <Ul> <Li> on the centre - left, one led by the Socialist Party and with minor partners such as Europe Ecology--The Greens and the Radical Party of the Left . </Li> <Li> on the centre - right, one led by The Republicans (and previously its predecessors, the Union for a Popular Movement, Rally for the Republic) and the Union of Democrats and Independents . </Li> </Ul> <Li> on the centre - left, one led by the Socialist Party and with minor partners such as Europe Ecology--The Greens and the Radical Party of the Left . </Li>

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