miscellaneous left

{{Short description|Independent politicians with left-wing views}}

{{Expand French|date=October 2023}}

Miscellaneous left ({{lang|fr|Divers gauche}}, DVG) in France refers to left-wing candidates who are not members of any party or a member of party that has no elected seats. They include either small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate.{{Cite web |title=Sénatoriales 2004 - Listes - Avant le scrutin |url=http://www.senat.fr/senateurs/elections/2004/senatoriales2004/nuances_pol.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Senate (France)|lang=fr}} Numerous {{lang|fr|divers gauche}} candidates are elected at a local level, and a smaller number at the national level.