The fist and rose, sometimes called the rose in the fist or fist with a rose, is an emblem used or formerly used by a number of left-wing and centre-left parties and political organizations around the
François Mitterrand, then the PS first secretary, at a 1974 presidential election campaign meeting, with a red rose in front of him
The 2010–2016 logo of the PS, displayed during a 2012 demonstration, Paris
A 1974 municipal elections campaign poster featuring an early appearance of the fist and rose imagery
A 1978 provincial elections poster.
The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a long-standing image of mixed meaning, often a symbol of solidarity, especially with a political movement. It is a common symbol representing a wide range of
Fist and rose
…parties and political organizations around the world. It depicts a rose, symbolizing the promises of a better life under a socialist government, and a clenched fist holding it, symbolizing the activist commitment and solidarity necessary to achieve it. The rose is displayed in the red colour associated with left-wing…
An attendant of the 1995 Million Man March raising their fist
Charlie Kirk during the 2024 United States presidential election raising his fist at a Trump rally
This painting by Honoré Daumier of the French Revolution of 1848 includes a possible early example of a "political clenched fist", according to curator Francesca Seravalle.
This 1912 poster by Mihály Bíró uses the fist as a symbol of the collective power of the massed workers from whom it rises.