Democratic and Republican Left group
Democratic and Republican Left group Groupe de la Gauche démocrate et républicaine | |
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| Chamber | National Assembly |
| Legislature(s) | 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th (Fifth Republic) |
| Foundation | 26 June 2007 |
| Member parties | PCF MIM PSG Tavini Péyi Guyane PLR Le Progrès |
| President | Stéphane Peu and Emeline K/Bidi (co-presidents) |
| Constituency | Seine-Saint-Denis's 2nd and Réunion's 4th |
| Representation | 17 / 577 |
| Ideology | Socialism Left-wing nationalism Overseas territories representation |
| Website | groupe-communiste |
The Democratic and Republican Left group (French: Groupe de la Gauche démocrate et républicaine or GDR) is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of the French Communist Party (PCF) as well as leftist parties with bases in Overseas France. Since 1 April 2025, the group has been co-presided by Stéphane Peu (PCF, Seine-Saint-Denis) and Emeline K/Bidi (Le Progrès, Réunion), succeeding André Chassaigne, who led the group from 2012 to 2025.
The group comprises 17 deputies following the 2024 French legislative election: eight members of the PCF and nine deputies representing overseas territories including Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana, and French Polynesia. The GDR has consistently advocated for social justice, public services, territorial equality, and the interests of both working-class communities and France's overseas departments and territories.