# Canonical recap data for French Popular Front Elected (1936)
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slug: french-popular-front
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1936/french-popular-front"
title: French Popular Front Elected
subtitle: Europe's first left-wing coalition government won power in response to fascism, introducing sweeping labour reforms and paid leave.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1936-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1936
decade: 1930
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The French Popular Party was a French fascist and antisemitic political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II. It is generally regarded as the most collaborationist party of France.
summaryLong: The French Popular Party was a French fascist and antisemitic political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II. It is generally regarded as the most collaborationist party of France.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Jacques_Doriot_PPF.jpg/1280px-Jacques_Doriot_PPF.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Anonymous Unknown author · via Wikipedia
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Popular_Party"
  title: French Popular Party
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- revolution
metaDescription: "The French Popular Party was a French fascist and antisemitic political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II. It is generally regarded as "
wikidataQid: Q2498858
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260621181600/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Popular_Party"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-21
  label: French Popular Party
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Popular_Party"
