Democratic Union of Labor | |
|---|---|
| Founders | Louis Vallon René Capitant Jacques Debû-Bridel |
| Founded | 14 |
| Dissolved | 10 |
| Ideology | Left-wing Gaullism Laborism Third Way Workers representation Sovereigntism Progressivism |
| Political position | Center toCenter-left |
TheDemocratic Union of Labor (Union démocratique du travail, UDT) was a Frenchpolitical party founded in 1959 forleft-wing Gaullists at the beginning of theFrench Fifth Republic. Initially, it united activists for the independence ofAlgeria, progressive on economic and social issues compared to the dominant Gaullist movement, theUnion for the New Republic (UNR).[1]
Laborist advocates ofcapital and labor partnership, led by its general secretary through the party's life,René Capitant, andLouis Vallon. It formed the onlyleft-wing movement that fully embraced the new institutions.
The UDT partnered with the UNR for the1962 legislative elections and later merged with it to create theUNR-UDT, despite growing opposition among its members toGeorges Pompidou, in the hope of establishing the left-wing faction ofGaullism.
The UDT publishedNotre République, edited byFrédéric Grendel. The publication stood out for its quality and vigor compared to the journal of the "official" Gaullist faction,La Nation.
