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Ensemble!, officially Ensemble – Movement for a Leftist, Ecologist, and Solidary Alternative (French: Ensemble – Mouvement pour une Alternative de Gauche, Écologiste et Solidaire), is 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.[3]

Key Information

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.[4] · [5]

It became the third-largest component of the Left Front (Front de gauhce) with 2.500 members.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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 refused to join L'Après and regrouped in the Réseau pour l'alternative (Network for the Alternative).

History

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The Anticapitalist Left (Gauche Anticapitaliste), a group formed in 2011 as a tendency within the Trotskyist-influenced New Anticapitalist Party (which it left in 2012) advocating an electoral strategy based on unity with other anti-neoliberal and anti-capitalist forces, in particular the Left Front; The Alternatives [br; cs; fr], a "red-green" organisation founded in 1988, some of whose roots go back to the Unified Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste Unifié, PSU), and influenced by the movement for workers' control or self-management (French: "autogestion"). The Federation for a Social and Ecological Alternative [eo; fr] (Fédération pour une Alternative Sociale et Ecologique, FASE), a group formed in 2008, including many former members of the French Communist Party, and including the association Communistes Unitaires.

The membership of Ensemble is thus made up of activists coming from various left-wing and radical political traditions: altercommunist, trotskyist, feminist, "red-green", ecologist, etc., as well as trade unionists and global justice activists (alterglobalists).

Paid-up membership in June 2015 was approximately 1,200 (internal sources), with several hundred sympathisers.[citation needed]

The movement is a member of the Left Front (French: Front de Gauche), which also includes the French Communist Party and the Left Party (French: (Parti de Gauche)). The candidate of the Left Front, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Party, obtained 11.1% of the votes in the first round of the 2012 French presidential election.

Ensemble aims towards strengthening the Left Front by building a broad movement against austerity. It opposes all forms of inequality, racism, and oppression, including homophobia, islamophobia, and antisemitism, and seeks to develop links with anti-capitalist groupings outside the Left Front, including more left-wing members of Europe Ecology - The Greens (French: Europe Ecologie-Les Verts). Internationally, it has been involved in discussions and joint activities with the Party of the European Left, Podemos (Spain), Syriza (Greece), Sinn Féin (Ireland), the Left Bloc (Portugal), and others.

Ensemble was formally constituted at a conference[9] held 31 January-1 February 2015 in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis). Considering that the merger process had been successfully completed, most of its founding groups then decided to dissolve themselves.

A national delegate meeting takes place in principle 3 times per year. A national coordinating committee ("Equipe d'Animation Nationale, EAN") meets weekly. Its spokespersons include Myriam Martin,[10] Clémentine Autain[11] and Jean-François Pellissier.

Two former Members of Parliament, Jacqueline Fraysse and François Asensi, both former communists who left the French Communist Party in 2010, were, until it was dissolved in 2015, members of the FASE, one of the original constituent groups of Ensemble. An unknown number of local elected officials (including Mayors) and councillors are also members or associates of Ensemble.

Philippe Marlière, professor of political science at University College London, and a long-standing member of the French Socialist Party, and later of the New Anticapitalist Party, joined Ensemble[12] in February 2015.

The headquarters of the movement is in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis), near Paris.[citation needed]

Ensemble! has a website[13] which is regularly updated, and publishes bulletins, leaflets, and occasional brochures. Members of the movement are free to publish articles on the website, using a blog facility.

The movement holds an annual summer school (French: 'université d'été') in August. The first was held in Pau, with approximately 300 participants. The second[14] took place at the university of Bordeaux from 22 to 26 August 2015, attracting approximately 420 participants.[15]

In the 2017 legislative elections, three Ensemble! activists were elected under the banner of La France Insoumise (LFI), joining its parliamentary group : Clémentine Autain (then co-spokesperson of the movement) in Sevran,[16] Danièle Obono in Paris,[17] and Caroline Fiat in Meurthe-et-Moselle.[16]. Elles prennent leurs distances avec le mouvement par la suite[18] They later took their distance form the movement. Muriel Ressiguier, an LFI MP elected in Hérault, joined Ensemble! in 2020.[19]

During a National Collective meeting in mid-October 2017, members voted on three motions to define their relationship with LFI: a rapprochement maintaining two entities, a "search for convergences" while keeping total independence, or a full merger. These proposals obtained 46%, 47% and 16% of the vote respectively, marking a close proximity between the two organizations.[16]

In May 2022, the centrist coalition Ensemble Citoyens (supporting President Emmanuel Macron) shortened its name to Ensemble. This provoked a legal reaction from the party Ensemble!, whose militants and leaders, including Clémentine Autain, launched a lawsuit for trademark infringement.[20] The Judicial Court of Paris declared itself incompetent on June 8,2022,[21] inviting the party to refer the matter to the Constitutional Council.[22]

Ten members of Ensemble! stood as candidates in the 2022 French legislative election.[18] Four were elected: Clémentine Autain, Hendrik Davi, Michel Sala, and Marianne Maximi. All sat in the La France Insoumise-NUPES group.

In June 2022, the Ensemble Insoumis current renamed itself the Ecosocialist Left (Gauche écosocialiste).[23] This evolution led to Ensemble! withdrawing from La France Insoumise.[24] The Gauche écosocialiste subsequently became an autonomous party in March 2023, causing a split within Ensemble.[25] As a result, the mouvement lost all of its national elected officials.[26]

On May 25, 2025, Followinf months of negociations and a consultation of members, the party's General Assembly voted to merge with L'Après, a new party launched by several former figures of La France Insoumise.[27]

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Ensemble! (French: Ensemble, stylized as Ensemble!) is a centrist-liberal political coalition in , established in November 2021 to support the presidency and policies of . Comprising key parties such as (formerly La République En Marche), the Mouvement Démocrate (), and Horizons, the alliance emphasizes pro-European integration, , and progressive reforms. In the 2022 legislative elections, Ensemble! secured 245 seats in the , forming a relative but falling short of the absolute majority needed for unchallenged legislative passage. The coalition's defining characteristics include advocacy for labor market flexibility, pension system overhauls, and strengthened EU defense capabilities, though these initiatives have sparked significant public protests, notably against the 2023 pension reform raising the from 62 to 64. Despite initial electoral successes tied to Macron's 2017 and 2022 presidential victories, Ensemble! has faced declining support, exemplified by poor performance in the 2024 elections that prompted Macron to dissolve the . In the ensuing snap legislative elections, the coalition obtained 161 seats, positioning it as the second-largest bloc behind the left-wing New but amid ongoing governmental instability and reliance on ad-hoc alliances. Critics, including from opposition parties, have highlighted Ensemble!'s role in exacerbating political fragmentation and economic discontent, while supporters credit it with maintaining France's international commitments and fiscal discipline.

Formation and Early Development

Founding and Precursors

Ensemble! traces its origins to the fragmentation of the French radical left in the late 2000s, particularly among dissidents from the (PCF) and Trotskyist groups who rejected alliances perceived as diluting anti-capitalist commitments. Key precursors included the Gauche Unitaire, established in 2009 by PCF members opposing the party's participation in the Front de Gauche electoral pact with the Parti de Gauche, and smaller Trotskyist factions such as the Anticapitalist Left that splintered from the Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire's successor, the (NPA). These organizations, along with eco-socialist and self-management-oriented groups like the Fédération pour une Alternative Sociale et Écologique (FASE), coordinated under an "anticapitalist left" platform in 2009–2012, criticizing the Front de Gauche for insufficient radicalism on issues like ecology, , and internationalism. The movement was formally founded on November 23, 2013, as Ensemble – Mouvement pour une alternative de gauche, écologiste et solidaire, merging these precursors into a unified structure to advocate , anti-globalization, and solidary policies independent of reformist left coalitions. Following involvement in broader left alliances like the New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES) in 2022 and the New Popular Front (NFP) in 2024, Ensemble! underwent structural consolidation through the Association pour une République Écologique et Sociale (L'APRÈS), an initiative to bridge social and ecological currents. Its first constitutive congress occurred on June 21–22, 2025, with 160 delegates formalizing the party's governance and reaffirming its commitment to emancipatory, anti-racist, and feminist goals amid ongoing left-wing fragmentation.

Initial Organization and Membership Growth

The Ensemble coalition was established in November 2021 as a of centrist and center-right parties to underpin President Emmanuel Macron's re-election campaign and unify the presidential majority ahead of the 2022 legislative elections. Initially comprising La République En Marche! (the largest component, rebranded as in 2022), the Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem) under , and the smaller Agir party, the coalition aimed to broaden Macron's support base beyond his original movement by incorporating established centrist forces. Organizational setup emphasized coordinated campaigning and policy alignment on pro-European integration, economic reform, and moderate social policies, with Macron retaining overarching leadership while party heads like Bayrou contributed to tactical decisions. This structure facilitated efficient resource pooling, including shared candidate lists for the legislative polls. Membership growth manifested primarily through expanded parliamentary representation rather than individual enrollments, as Ensemble functioned as an electoral pact rather than a unified party with direct membership. In the June 2022 National Assembly elections, the coalition captured 245 seats—down from the 350 won by Macron's allies in 2017 but still the largest bloc in the 577-seat chamber—reflecting consolidation amid fragmented opposition. The subsequent integration of Horizons, founded by former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in 2021, further augmented the alliance's reach, adding center-right elements and boosting its total organizational footprint to over 400,000 affiliated supporters across components by mid-2022.

Ideology and Principles

Core Ideological Foundations

Ensemble! defines its ideological core around , which it presents as an integrated framework linking social emancipation to ecological limits, positioning as the root cause of both and social inequalities. The party views not as a mere tactical label but as a foundational principle inherited from the , emphasizing revolutionary transformation over reformist palliatives within capitalist structures. This approach critiques liberal for decoupling from class struggle, arguing instead for and planning to achieve . Central to its principles is an anti-capitalist orientation, rejecting market-driven solutions to crises like and advocating for worker control, wealth redistribution, and opposition to policies that exacerbate injustice. Ensemble! integrates and as inseparable from this struggle, framing them as fights against patriarchal and colonial legacies embedded in capitalist production, with commitments to combating and promoting through grassroots mobilization. These elements form a "solidary alternative" that prioritizes internationalism, including solidarity with movements in and against . The party's ideology draws from Trotskyist traditions, stressing and within a broader left unity, as seen in its support for coalitions like the New Popular Front to challenge centrist governance. While self-described as a "leftist, ecologist, and solidary" force, critics from more moderate left factions have noted its uncompromising stance risks isolating potential allies by prioritizing ideological purity over pragmatic reforms. Nonetheless, Ensemble! maintains that causal links between profit motives and systemic failures—such as tied to —demand radical restructuring rather than incremental adjustments.

Key Policy Positions

Ensemble! advocates for an ecosocialist framework that integrates with radical , emphasizing the need to dismantle capitalist structures responsible for ecological degradation and inequality. The party positions itself against neoliberal policies, calling for of essential public services such as health, education, and housing to prioritize collective needs over profit. It opposes measures, as evidenced by its rejection of the proposed 2026 French budget on grounds of exacerbating social divides and undermining public welfare systems. On economic transformation, Ensemble! promotes worker control, progressive taxation including wealth redistribution, and investment in a just transition to sources, arguing that inherently conflicts with . The party supports strengthening , including expanded union powers and opposition to precarious employment contracts, while critiquing the European Union's current treaties for enforcing fiscal that hampers national sovereignty in . In social policy, Ensemble! prioritizes and as foundational, campaigning against patriarchal and discriminatory structures through measures like comprehensive anti-violence laws for women and affirmative policies for marginalized communities. It defends the French social security system, commemorating its 80th anniversary in 2024 by urging renewed expansion to cover universal access without means-testing, viewing it as a bulwark against . The party also addresses through solidarity-based approaches, rejecting securitarian rhetoric in favor of integration and rights for migrants. Environmentally, the party's ecosocialist stance demands immediate halts to fossil fuel dependency, promotion of in , and democratic planning of energy production to achieve carbon neutrality, critiquing market-driven green transitions as insufficient. Foreign policy reflects internationalism, with strong support for , including calls for demonstrations against Israeli actions in Gaza and advocacy for breaking economic ties with oppressive regimes. Ensemble! opposes expansion and military interventions, favoring diplomacy rooted in anti-imperialist principles.

Organizational Structure and Leadership

Internal Governance

Ensemble! operates as a political association under French law, structured to unite militants from diverse left-wing traditions including alter-communist, Trotskyist, feminist, and ecological currents, without formal adherence to a single hierarchical model. Its internal organization emphasizes a mixed framework combining existing political components and independent activists, fostering horizontal participation through local collectives, thematic commissions, and working groups that feed into national-level decisions. The assemblée générale serves as the primary sovereign body, convening periodically to adopt resolutions, strategic texts, and major orientations, often by consensus or vote. For instance, the assemblée générale held on May 24-25, 2025, in approved all proposed texts unanimously where possible and voted 81% in favor of constructing a joint organization with the Alliance Pour une République Écologique et Sociale (L’APRÈS), mandating a liaison group and the équipe d'animation nationale to finalize protocols on statutes, program, and name. This body also directs internal coordination, such as joint meetings of local sections and commissions, and supports member integration into partner structures' executive committees ahead of congresses. National coordination is handled by the équipe d'animation nationale, which executes assemblée générale mandates and oversees day-to-day operations, including liaison with external alliances. Congresses function as deliberative forums for broader strategic debates and foundational events; the party's inaugural assises nationales in Saint-Denis on November 23-24, 2013, established its initial mixed structure, while a constitutive congress for the L’APRÈS partnership occurred on June 21-22, 2025, with 160 delegates. prioritizes militant involvement, with provisions for observers in allied bodies to ensure transparency during transitions, reflecting a commitment to internal amid ongoing mergers.

Prominent Figures

Myriam Martin has been a key figure in Ensemble!, serving as one of its principal spokespersons in the mid-2010s. Originally from the , she joined the Front de Gauche's Ensemble! tendency in 2013, advocating for an anti-liberal, eco-socialist alternative within the broader left. Her involvement included promoting European-level changes from within left-wing structures, emphasizing ecological bifurcation and social emancipation. Martin later ran as a head of list for regional elections in Occitanie under alliances incorporating Ensemble! elements, focusing on protecting vulnerable populations amid economic challenges. By 2021, she aligned more closely with while retaining ties to radical left currents. Ensemble! maintains a collective leadership model through its national coordination, eschewing hierarchical prominence in favor of militant consensus, which has limited the emergence of singular national leaders. Early organizational efforts drew from splinter groups like the Fédération pour une Alternative Sociale et Écologique and Les Alternatifs, whose activists, such as those contributing to foundational assemblies in , shaped its ecosocialist orientation without individual stardom. This structure reflects the party's roots in unitary anti-capitalist initiatives, prioritizing ideological continuity over personal visibility.

Electoral Participation

Pre-2022 Elections

Ensemble!, established in November 2013 through the merger of several small left-wing groups including Les Alternatifs and the Fédération pour une alternative sociale et écologique, adopted a strategy of electoral participation via coalitions rather than independent national campaigns prior to 2022. This approach reflected its limited organizational resources and emphasis on ideological coordination within the broader radical left spectrum. In the 2014 European Parliament elections, Ensemble! integrated into the Front de Gauche alliance's common list, headed by the Parti de Gauche, which garnered 6.33% of the national vote and elected four Members of the . The coalition's platform emphasized anti-austerity measures, ecological transition, and opposition to EU neoliberal policies, aligning with Ensemble!'s ecosocialist principles. For the 2017 presidential election, the party endorsed of , whose campaign focused on and ; Mélenchon advanced to the second round with 19.58% of the first-round vote. Ensemble! contributed activists and intellectuals to the effort, viewing it as a vehicle for advancing alternative left policies amid the collapse of traditional socialist structures. During the subsequent 2017 legislative elections, Ensemble! did not field standalone candidates but supported nominations, resulting in the election of at least one affiliated deputy, Clémentine Autain, in the 11th constituency of . Autain, a co-founder of Ensemble!, secured 63.91% in the runoff, representing a fusion of radical left forces against Macron's emerging centrist bloc. This integration yielded modest representation—around three deputies with ties to the party's networks—but highlighted Ensemble!'s role as a niche contributor rather than a mass electoral force. Local and municipal elections before 2022 saw sporadic participation, often in union lists with other ecologist or anticapitalist groups, but without notable victories or significant vote shares documented at the national level. For instance, in the municipal elections, delayed by the , Ensemble! backed joint candidacies in select urban areas like and , prioritizing anti-capitalist municipalism over competitive bids. Overall, these efforts underscored the party's pre-2022 electoral footprint as ideologically influential yet numerically marginal, with turnout and success constrained by France's majoritarian system favoring larger parties.

2022 and 2024 Legislative Elections

In the 2022 legislative elections, held on 12 and 19 June following Emmanuel Macron's presidential re-election, Ensemble—a centrist coalition primarily comprising Renaissance (formerly La République En Marche!), the Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem), and Horizons—fielded candidates across all 577 constituencies of the National Assembly. The coalition secured 245 seats, accounting for 42.5% of the chamber, but fell 44 seats short of the 289 needed for an absolute majority, marking the first such outcome for a presidential alliance since the introduction of the five-year presidential term in 2002. Voter turnout was low at 47.5%, contributing to the fragmented results where the left-wing NUPES alliance gained 151 seats and the National Rally obtained 89. This relative underperformance, despite topping the vote share in the first round, stemmed from public discontent over pension reform and economic pressures, forcing Ensemble to govern as a minority through ad hoc alliances. The 2024 snap legislative elections, dissolved by Macron on 9 June after his alliance's weak showing in elections (14.6% nationally), occurred on 30 June and 7 July amid heightened polarization. Ensemble, maintaining its core composition of , , and Horizons, emphasized continuity with Macron's pro-EU, reformist agenda but struggled against the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire and the 's mobilization. The coalition won 168 seats, placing second behind the Nouveau Front Populaire's 182, with turnout rising to 66.7% reflecting voter engagement in the high-stakes contest. This result, an improvement over pre-election polls predicting under 100 seats, avoided an absolute defeat but entrenched a , complicating governance and leading to Gabriel Attal's resignation on 8 July, though Macron retained him in a caretaker role pending coalition negotiations. Ensemble's strategy of republican front withdrawals in runoffs against the helped limit the latter to 143 seats, preserving centrist influence despite the loss of over 70 seats from 2022.

Alliances and Political Influence

Involvement in Left-Wing Coalitions

Ensemble! participated in the New Union of the Ecological and Social Left (NUPES), formed on May 1, 2022, as a broad left-wing alliance uniting , the Socialist Party, Europe Ecology – The Greens, the , and smaller organizations including Ensemble!. The coalition's national coordination meeting on May 14, 2022, endorsed the agreement, viewing it as a strategic step to counter neoliberal policies and advance ecological and social alternatives. In the subsequent June 2022 legislative elections, NUPES candidates advanced to the second round in 380 constituencies and ultimately secured 75 seats in the 577-seat , preventing President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance from retaining an absolute majority. Ensemble!, as a minor partner, focused on reinforcing unity within the alliance post-election, advocating for its consolidation against Macron's government while critiquing internal divisions. Following the dissolution of NUPES amid disagreements in 2023, Ensemble! adhered to the New Popular Front (NFP), launched on June 10, 2024, by the same core parties plus additional left-wing groups to contest the snap legislative elections called by Macron after losses. The party's endorsement emphasized commitments to social-ecological reforms, including opposition to austerity and pension reforms. In the July 2024 elections, the NFP emerged as the largest bloc with 188 seats, again blocking an absolute majority for either Macron's centrists or the . Ensemble! contributed through unitary platforms, supporting NFP parliamentary actions against subsequent governments, such as budget opposition, while pushing for broader left-ecologist convergence. These involvements reflect Ensemble!'s of embedding within larger coalitions to amplify its anti-capitalist, feminist, and anti-racist positions, though the party has not secured independent parliamentary representation, relying on dynamics for influence. Post-2024, Ensemble! has called for strengthening the NFP against perceived threats from both centrist and right-wing forces, including renewed unity efforts in local and national arenas.

Contributions to Broader Movements

Ensemble! has advanced the ecosocialist framework within French left-wing circles by emphasizing the integration of environmental with anti-capitalist , a position rooted in its founding assises on November 23–24, 2013, in Saint-Denis, where participants from diverse anti-austerity groups coalesced around demands for systemic ecological transformation alongside . This orientation positions the movement as a proponent of "," critiquing mainstream green policies as insufficient without challenging capitalist structures, as articulated in its programmatic documents and recent analyses. In feminist activism, Ensemble! supports broader campaigns against gender-based violence and for equality, endorsing manifestations on November 22 and 25, 2025, aligned with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, while denouncing rising far-right influences on across . It participates in coalitions like the Collectif Grève Féministe, which organizes strikes on to demand wage parity, anti-violence measures, and policy reforms, reflecting its self-identification as a feminist organization committed to struggles. The movement contributes to anti-racist and internationalist efforts through solidarity actions, including calls for national demonstrations in on November 29, 2025, in support of Palestinian rights via partnerships with groups like the AFPS (French Association for the Support of Peace in the ). Its foundational commitment to informs participation in intersecting social mobilizations, though empirical data on direct causal impacts remains limited to self-reported engagements rather than quantified leadership in nationwide protests.

Reception, Criticisms, and Impact

Achievements and Supporter Views

Ensemble! has recorded modest organizational achievements since its formation in 2013 through the merger of smaller Trotskyist, communist, and ecologist factions previously aligned with the Front de Gauche. The party contributed candidates to the Nouvelles Union Populaire Écologique et Sociale (NUPES) alliance during the 2022 French legislative elections, where the bloc collectively secured 75 seats in the 577-seat , representing a coordinated left-wing challenge to President Macron's Ensemble coalition. However, Ensemble! itself holds no parliamentary seats, reflecting its status as a minor partner without independent breakthroughs. In 2025, it advanced internal consolidation by convening the inaugural congress of L’APRÈS (A Gauche, une Proposition Nouvelle), attended by 160 delegates, aimed at forging a renewed ecological and social left platform amid ongoing budgetary opposition. Supporters regard Ensemble! as an essential guardian of principled radical leftism, distinct from both reformist and the perceived authoritarian tendencies within larger formations like . They highlight its steadfast advocacy for anti-capitalist reforms, immediate ecological transitions, and solidarity with global social movements, viewing these as countermeasures to neoliberal dominance in policies and domestic measures. Adherents praise the party's efforts in unitary initiatives, such as joint meetings with other left groups in October 2025 to bolster anti- mobilization, seeing it as a bulwark for causal priorities like wealth redistribution and anti-imperialist stances over electoral expediency. This perspective persists despite critiques from analysts noting the party's marginal electoral impact, with supporters attributing visibility challenges to systemic biases in coverage favoring centrist narratives.

Criticisms from Opponents and Analysts

Opponents, particularly from centrist and right-wing perspectives, have lambasted for perpetuating fragmentation on the through its commitment to ideological autonomy over strategic alliances. In 2017, the party's membership voted against merging with , a decision that analysts interpreted as prioritizing doctrinal purity—such as fervent anti-capitalism and ecologist radicalism—over electoral viability, thereby diluting unified opposition to President Macron's coalition. This stance, critics argue, exemplifies a broader pattern among micro-parties like , which hinder the left's ability to consolidate votes against dominant forces like Ensemble (the presidential majority) or the . Electoral underperformance underscores these critiques, with Ensemble! failing to win any seats in the 2022 legislative elections despite embedding candidates within the NUPES coalition, which secured 131 seats overall but left smaller components like Ensemble! overshadowed and vote-poor. Analysts from think tanks such as Telos have faulted such groups for subsuming ecological priorities into extreme-left frameworks, alienating moderate voters who favor pragmatic environmentalism over systemic overhaul, as evidenced by surveys showing younger ecologists leaning more pro-European and less radical than party platforms suggest. In the 2024 snap elections, the New Popular Front alliance replicated this dynamic, gaining ground but exposing Ensemble!'s negligible independent traction amid a tripartite parliamentary split. Right-leaning commentators further decry Ensemble!'s policy prescriptions— including rejection of austerity measures and advocacy for wealth taxes—as fiscally irresponsible amid France's 2025 budget deficit exceeding 5% of GDP, potentially exacerbating without addressing competitiveness. Coverage of these views remains uneven, with center-right outlets like amplifying them while mainstream sources, often aligned with establishment left sensibilities, underemphasize the party's role in left-wing disunity.

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