The Mountain (1849)
The Mountain La Montagne | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Dissolved | 1852 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Ideology | Christian socialism Democratic socialism Republicanism Utopian socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red |
The Mountain (French: La Montagne), with its members collectively called Democratic Socialists (French: Démocrate-socialistes), was a political group of the French Second Republic.
The group drew its name from The Mountain, a group active in the early period of the French Revolution. Standing on a republican platform, its main opposition was the conservative Party of Order.
The Mountain achieved 25% of the vote, compared to 53% for the Party of Order. It was led by Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, one of the members of the Second Republic's early provisional government.