Communist Group (French Senate)

The Communist, Republican, Citizen, and Senators of the Left Party Group is a French parliamentary group, one of six in the French Senate. In November 2008, Jean-Luc Mélenchon left the Socialist Party and formed the Left Party. Upon his joining the CRC group, it took its present name.

Leadership

The President of the group is Nicole Borvo.

Current members

• Éliane Assassi (Seine-Saint-Denis) - PCF
• Marie-France Beaufils (Indre-et-Loire) - PCF
• Michel Billout (Seine-et-Marne) - PCF
• Éric Bocquet (Nord) - PCF
• Jean-Pierre Bosino (Oise) - PCF
• Laurence Cohen (Val-de-Marne) - PCF
• Cécile Cukierman (Loire) - PCF
• Annie David (Isère) - PCF
• Michelle Demessine (Nord) - PCF
• Évelyne Didier (Meurthe-et-Moselle) - PCF
• Christian Favier (Val-de-Marne) - PCF
• Thierry Foucaud (Seine-Maritime) - PCF
• Brigitte Gonthier-Maurin (Hauts-de-Seine) - PCF
• Pierre Laurent (Paris) - PCF
• Christine Prunaud (Côtes-d'Armor) - PCF
• Michel Le Scouarnec (Morbihan) - PCF
• Paul Vergès (Réunion) - PCR
• Dominique Watrin (Pas-de-Calais) - PCF

History of the group under the Fifth Republic

Years	Number of Senators	+/−	%	Rank	Presidents of the group	Group status
2014	18	3			Éliane Assassi (2012-present)	Opposition Group
2011	21	2			Nicole Borvo (2001-2012)	Minority Group
2008	23	0				Opposition Group
2004	23	0
2001	23	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 6
1998	16	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 1
1995	15	0
1992	15	1
1989	16	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 1
1986	15	9
1983	24	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 1
1980	23	0
1977	23	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 3
1974	20	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 2
1971	18	0
1968	18	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found 4
1965	14	0
1962	14	0
1959	14