This is the 8946th most frequent French word.
centriste
A "centriste" is a centrist, someone with moderate political views.
Here, 'centriste' is used as an adjective describing the candidate who holds moderate political views.
Il préfère un candidat centriste pour les élections.
He prefers a centrist candidate for the elections.
In this sentence, 'centriste' functions as an adjective that qualifies 'party', referring to its political ideology.
Le parti centriste a marqué des points lors du dernier débat.
The centrist party scored points during the last debate.
Here, 'centriste' is used as a noun to identify a person who adheres to centrist political beliefs.