Union populaire française
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The Union populaire française (UPF, English: "French Popular Union") was a parliamentary group in the French Parliament formed in 1939 by breakaway members of the French Communist Party
who opposed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
. Prominent members included Émile Fouchard
, Eugène Jardon and René Nicod.
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
who opposed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, named after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and the German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, was an agreement officially titled the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union and signed in Moscow in the late hours of 23 August 1939...
. Prominent members included Émile Fouchard
Émile Fouchard
Émile Fouchard was a French politician.Born in Bannay in the Cher department, in 1906 he moved with his family to Chelles in the Seine-et-Marne department. He became a carpenter and joined the Young Socialists in 1918...
, Eugène Jardon and René Nicod.