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The left-right political spectrum, as we understand it today, can be traced back to an event during the French Revolution. In 1789, French King Louis XVI convened a meeting with three key societal estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. In a bold move, the commoners declared that they represented the true interests of the French people. This declaration catalyzed the revolution and established a seating arrangement in the assembly hall that would define future politics: those who supported the revolution sat on the left, and those who opposed it sat on the right.