French Agrarian and Peasant Party
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The French Agrarian and Peasant Party was a French political party founded in 1927 during the French Third Republic
. The PAPF was founded on a corporatist, right-wing populist
and agrarian program. However, the PAPF divided into a left-wing and right-wing, with the party's "left" founding the Republican, Social and Agrarian Party
led by the PAPF's sole deputy in 1932, Louis Guillon (Vosges
). The right-wing, which remained known as the PAPF, was led by Pierre Mathé (Côte-d'Or
).
Post-war, a small Peasant Party briefly existed before joining the National Centre of Independents and Peasants
(CNI), which exists to this day (though much weaker than in the past).
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
. The PAPF was founded on a corporatist, right-wing populist
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...
and agrarian program. However, the PAPF divided into a left-wing and right-wing, with the party's "left" founding the Republican, Social and Agrarian Party
Independents of Economic, Social and Peasant Action
The ' was a small French parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic in existence in 1932 and 1936. The IAESP was a small conservative agrarian group composed of members of the Republican, Social and Agrarian Party . The PRAS was a small dissident...
led by the PAPF's sole deputy in 1932, Louis Guillon (Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
). The right-wing, which remained known as the PAPF, was led by Pierre Mathé (Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...
).
Post-war, a small Peasant Party briefly existed before joining the National Centre of Independents and Peasants
National Centre of Independents and Peasants
The National Centre of Independents and Peasants is a liberal-conservative and conservative-liberal political party in France, founded in 1949 by the merger of the National Centre of Independents with the...
(CNI), which exists to this day (though much weaker than in the past).