and in November 1937 they broke away from the Frontist Party. Meanwhile, under the Léon Blum government (1936–37), Bergery grew increasingly critical of the Soviet Union and the French Communist Party. He distanced himself from the rest of the Popular Front, and increasingly adopted a tone of 'national revolution' that converged in some aspects with the very same fascist right that he had originally set out to oppose. This trajectory would ultimately bring him on board with the Vichy Regime. References Sources Burrin, Philippe. La dérive fasciste : Doriot, Déat, Bergery (1933-1945). Paris, 2003. Jolly, Jean, ed. "Gaston Bergery". Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1889-1940). Paris, 1960 Defunct political parties in France Political parties of the French Third Republic Left-wing parties in France