Ensemble!

Ensemble!, officially Ensemble – Movement for a Leftist, Ecologist, and Solidary Alternative (French: Ensemble – Mouvement pour une Alternative de Gauche, Écologiste et Solidaire), was a French left-wing political party, defining itself as anti-capitalist, anti-racist, feminist and eco-socialist. It was launched in November 2013 by several smaller groupings. The movement was launched through the merge of Les Alternatifs, the Federation for a Social and Ecological Alternative (Fédération pour une alternative sociale et écologique, FASE), former factions of the NPA (Convergences et alternative and the Anti-Capitalist Left), a large majority of members from the Unitary Left (Gauche unitaire), and individuals who were not previously members of any political organization. · It became the third-largest component of the Left Front (Front de gauhce) with 2.500 members. The grouping was founded on several shared objectives : the strengthening, broadening, and democratization of the Left Front; the fight against austerity, productivism, and all forms of oppression; self-organization and a new relationship with social movements; and the development of a project for the social and ecological transformation of society to break with capitalism. In 2017, Ensemble endorsed La France insoumise (LFI) candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidential election. A number of activists were elected in the legislative elections on LFI tickets, notably Clémentine Autain. In the following years, two internal currents emerged within Ensemble : Ensemble Insoumis and Ensemble Autogestion et Emancipation (Seld-management and Emancipation). A large portion of the membership did not align with either group. The pro-Insoumis half eventually split to form the Ecosocialist Left (Gauche écosiocialiste) in 2023, taking with it all of the movement's national elected officials. Two years later, a majority of the remaining members initiated a merger with L'Après, a party launched by several former figures of La France insoumise. A significant part of the Autogestion et Emancipation current...