Independents of Popular Action
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The Independents of Popular Action was a French parliamentary group in the 16th Chamber of Deputies of France
during the French Third Republic
between 1936 and 1940. The IAP was a centrist and Christian democratic group composed of the Christian democratic Alsatian
Popular Republican Union
and its Lorrain
counterpart, the Lorrain Republican Union
.
The IAP was preceded by the Republicans of the Centre
parliamentary group in the 15th legislature.
Chamber of Deputies of France
Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814–1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage.*...
during the French Third Republic
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...
between 1936 and 1940. The IAP was a centrist and Christian democratic group composed of the Christian democratic Alsatian
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
Popular Republican Union
Popular Republican Union
The Popular Republican Union was a Christian democratic party in Alsace, France during the Third Republic. Founded in 1919, the UPR became the dominant party in Alsace during the Interwar era. In Lorraine, the Lorrain Republican Union was considered the UPR's sister party...
and its Lorrain
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
counterpart, the Lorrain Republican Union
Lorrain Republican Union
The Lorrain Republican Union was a Christian democratic party in Moselle, France during the Third Republic. Founded in 1919, the URL became the dominant party in Moselle during the Interwar era. In Alsace, the Popular Republican Union was considered the UPR's sister party...
.
The IAP was preceded by the Republicans of the Centre
Republicans of the Centre
The Republicans of the Centre was a French parliamentary group in the 15th Chamber of Deputies of France during the French Third Republic between 1932 and 1936...
parliamentary group in the 15th legislature.