Union for French Democracy
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The Union for French Democracy was a centrist French political party and coalition founded in 1978 that brought together liberal, Christian democratic, and pro-European forces, notably supporting President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union for French Democracy canonical | 12 |
| Union pour la démocratie française | 2 |
| Democratic Centre (France) | 1 |
| Union for French Democracy (via Giscardian current) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3180835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union for French Democracy Context triple: [Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, partyAffiliation, Union for French Democracy]
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A.
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement was a major center-right political party in France that dominated national politics in the 2000s and later became known as The Republicans.
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B.
Communist Party of France
The Communist Party of France is a major left-wing political party that played a significant role in 20th-century French politics and attracted support from many intellectuals and artists.
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C.
Union of Democrats for the Republic
The Union of Democrats for the Republic was a Gaullist conservative political party in France that served as a major governing force during the Fifth Republic, particularly under leaders like Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou.
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D.
Party of the Corsican Nation
The Party of the Corsican Nation is a Corsican nationalist political party advocating greater autonomy or independence for Corsica and the protection of its distinct cultural and linguistic identity.
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E.
Left Front (France)
Left Front (France) was a French left-wing electoral coalition that brought together several parties, including the French Communist Party, to contest elections on a common radical-left platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union for French Democracy Target entity description: The Union for French Democracy was a centrist French political party and coalition founded in 1978 that brought together liberal, Christian democratic, and pro-European forces, notably supporting President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
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A.
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement was a major center-right political party in France that dominated national politics in the 2000s and later became known as The Republicans.
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B.
Communist Party of France
The Communist Party of France is a major left-wing political party that played a significant role in 20th-century French politics and attracted support from many intellectuals and artists.
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C.
Union of Democrats for the Republic
The Union of Democrats for the Republic was a Gaullist conservative political party in France that served as a major governing force during the Fifth Republic, particularly under leaders like Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou.
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D.
Party of the Corsican Nation
The Party of the Corsican Nation is a Corsican nationalist political party advocating greater autonomy or independence for Corsica and the protection of its distinct cultural and linguistic identity.
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E.
Left Front (France)
Left Front (France) was a French left-wing electoral coalition that brought together several parties, including the French Communist Party, to contest elections on a common radical-left platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political coalition
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political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UDF ⓘ |
| coalitionOf |
Christian democratic parties
ⓘ
centrist parties ⓘ liberal parties ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2007 ⓘ |
| electoralAllianceWith |
Rally for the Republic
ⓘ
Union for a Popular Movement ⓘ |
| founded | 1978 ⓘ |
| founder | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
ⓘ
centrism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ pro-Europeanism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian democratic movement in Europe
ⓘ
liberal parties in Western Europe ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Democratic Movement ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Union for French Democracy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Union pour la démocratie française
|
| notableMember |
Alain Madelin
ⓘ
François Bayrou ⓘ Gérard Longuet ⓘ Hervé de Charette NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Lecanuet ⓘ Simone Veil ⓘ |
| opposedParty |
Communist Party of France
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surface form:
French Communist Party
Socialist Party (France) ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | Gaullist nationalism ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
European Parliament elections
ⓘ
surface form:
European Parliament elections in France
French legislative elections ⓘ French presidential elections ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrum | centre to centre-right ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| representedIn |
European Parliament
ⓘ
National Assembly of France ⓘ
surface form:
French National Assembly
Senate of France ⓘ
surface form:
French Senate
|
| successor | Democratic Movement ⓘ |
| supportedGovernment | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing presidency ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
European integration
ⓘ
market economy ⓘ |
| supportedPolitician | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
French Fifth Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Fifth French Republic
|
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Input
Subject: Union for French Democracy Description of subject: The Union for French Democracy was a centrist French political party and coalition founded in 1978 that brought together liberal, Christian democratic, and pro-European forces, notably supporting President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Union pour la démocratie française
this entity surface form:
Democratic Centre (France)
this entity surface form:
Union for French Democracy (via Giscardian current)
this entity surface form:
Union pour la démocratie française