Gaullist
Fifth Republic supporter
A Gaullist supports the political philosophy of Charles de Gaulle, the French general and president who led the Free French during World War II and founded the Fifth Republic.
Gaullism emphasizes French national sovereignty, independence from foreign powers (including allies), a strong executive, and skepticism of supranational institutions.
The Gaullist wing of the party opposed closer European integration.
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- presidentialismSystem with strong executive
- semi-presidentialBlended governmental leadership system
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- executive powerGovernment's enforcement capacity
National Assembly · prime minister · cohabitation · 1958 · 1962 · decolonization · grandeur
A nation governing itself
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- nuclear deterrentArms discouraging aggression
grandeur · resistance · Free France · patriotism · national unity · foreign policy · multilateralism · national interest
Politically conservative faction
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- statismDoctrine of governmental dominance
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
social conservatism · dirigisme · economic planning · interventionism · national unity · republicanism · secularism · authority
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- presidentialismSystem with strong executive
- semi-presidentialBlended governmental leadership system
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
executive power · National Assembly · prime minister · cohabitation · 1958 · 1962 · decolonization · grandeur
national independence
A nation governing itself
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
nuclear deterrent · grandeur · resistance · Free France · patriotism · national unity · foreign policy · multilateralism · national interest
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- statismDoctrine of governmental dominance
patriotism · social conservatism · dirigisme · economic planning · interventionism · national unity · republicanism · secularism · authority · order
GaullistMarxist
Communist theory follower
Trotskyist · Socialist · anarchist · collaborationist · far-left
GaullistAtlanticist
Transatlantic alliance proponent
federalist · pro-American · integrationist · globalist · internationalist