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Cartel of the Left Cartel des Gauches | |
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| President | Édouard Daladier (last) |
| Founder | Édouard Herriot |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Dissolved | 1934 |
| Preceded by | Lefts Bloc |
| Succeeded by | Popular Front |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Ideology | Radicalism Socialism Anti-clericalism Factions: Democratic socialism Social democracy Liberal socialism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Colours | Light pink |
The Cartel of the Left (French: Cartel des gauches, IPA: [kaʁtɛl de ɡoʃ]) was the name of the governmental alliance between the Radical-Socialist Party, the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), and other smaller left-republican parties that formed on two occasions in 1924 to 1926 and in 1932 to 1933. The Cartel des gauches twice won general elections, in 1924 and in 1932. The first Cartel was led by Radical-Socialist Édouard Herriot, but the second was weakened by parliamentary instability and was without one clear leader. Following the 6 February 1934 crisis, President of the Council Édouard Daladier had to resign, and a new Union Nationale coalition, led by the right-wing Radical Gaston Doumergue, took power.