Young Radicals of the Left

Young Radicals of the Left Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche

Chairperson	Géraldine Guilpain
Treasurer	Clémentine-Audrey Simonnet
Secretary General	Robin Lagarrigue
Headquarters	Paris
Ideology	Social Liberalism Center left
Mother party	Radical Party of the Left
International affiliation	International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)
European affiliation	European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)^[1]
Website
www.jeunesradicauxdegauche.com

The Young Radicals of the Left (French: Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche abbreviated as JRG), are the youth organisation of the French social-liberal Radical Party of the Left. In opposition to its common understanding of its name, the YRL are a moderate centre-left political party.

The party gathers members under 30 years of age all throughout France.

Organisation

It is led by its President elected for 2 years by all members of the party. The President itself appoints six members of the National Board and furthermore, the President also appoints National Officers. Since May 2008, the party organises itself autonomously within the Radical Party of the Left.

National Board

President: Géraldine Guilpain
Vice-President: Elyse Bona-Risterucci
Vice-President: Yanis Malion
Vice-President: Martin Péneau
General Secretary: Robin Lagarrigue
Deputy General Secretary: Romain Teufert
Treasurer: Clémentine-Audrey Simonnet

National Officers

The Young Radicals of the Left have 12 National Officers.

National Council

The national council is the sovereign body of the Young Radicals of the Left and gathers the 7 members of the National Board, the 12 National Officers, Regional Delegates and members who are representing the YRL in various institutions.

Policies

The YRL advocate republicanism, insisting on laïcité (secularism), and positionning them against the idea of affirmative action as advocating equality of treatment between all citizens.
The YRL also defend the idea of individual and civil liberties and the concept of progressivism supporting gay marriage, right to abort and euthanasia.
The Young Radicals of the Left desire a 6th Republic with more transparent and democratic institutions.
The YRL support the idea of a Federal Europe and support also the accession of Turkey to the European Union.
The Young Radicals of the Left wishes to apply the concept of Laïcité over the whole territory of France (nowaday, in Alsace and Moselle, secularism between the Church and the State is still not implemented). They asked for introducing the notion of secularism in the IFLRY Manifesto in Istanbul in 2011; their motion was accepted.

International affiliations

The YRL are full members of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) and associate members of the LYMEC since 2013.^[2] A member of the YRL was elected President of the LYMEC in 1994.

International Officers

Since 2014 : Yanis Malion (Vice-President in charge of external relationships)
2012-2014 : Olympio Kyprianou
2010-2012 : Nasha Gagnebin
2008-2010 : Romain Rocher
2008 : Sandra-Elise Reviriego
2006-2008 : Michel Lejeune-Mengwang
2006 : Caroline Gillet