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Republican-Socialist Party Parti républicain-socialiste | |
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| General Secretary | René Viviani (last) |
| Honorary President | Paul Painlevé |
| Founded | 10 July 1911; 114 years ago (1911-07-10) |
| Dissolved | 1934; 92 years ago (1934) |
| Preceded by | Independent Socialists |
| Merged into | Socialist Republican Union |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Membership(1926) | 9,000 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Reformist socialism Anti-clericalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Lefts Cartel (1918–1934) |
| Colours | Pink (customary) |
TheRepublican-Socialist Party (French:Parti républicain-socialiste, PRS) was a Frenchsocialistpolitical party during theFrench Third Republic founded in 1911 and dissolved in 1934.
Founded by non-Marxist socialists who refused to join theFrench Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) after its foundation in 1905, and by independent Radicals who refused to join theRadical-Socialist Party when itsparliamentary group required formal party membership in 1911, the PRS was areformist socialist party located between the SFIO and the Radical-Socialist Party. PRS memberRené Viviani was the firstFrench Minister of Labour (Ministre du Travail et de la Prévoyance sociale) from October 1906 until July 1909).[1]
The PRS was weakened by an ideological contradiction between socialism and reformism in an era where the political divide was very sharp. It also suffered from an organizational division between those favouring a united and structured party like the SFIO or an independent party with independent personalities. The party was merged into theSocialist Republican Union (USR) in 1934, as were two other parties issued from the right wing of theSFIO, theFrench Socialist Party (PSF) and theSocialist Party of France – Jean Jaurès Union (PSdF).
In 1945, an attempt failed to recreate it within theRally of Left Republicans. Several PRS members headed French cabinets, including Viviani,Aristide Briand,Paul Painlevé,Alexandre Millerand andJoseph Paul-Boncour.
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