Miscellaneous left

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Miscellaneous left (Divers gauche, DVG) in France refers to left-wing candidates who are not members of any party or a member of party that has no elected seats. They include either small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate.^[1] Numerous divers gauche candidates are elected at a local level, and a smaller number at the national level.