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The Republicans (French: Les Républicains, [le ʁepyblikɛ̃], LR) [b] is a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. [6] [2] [7] The party was formed in 2015 as the refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of the then-president of France, Jacques Chirac.
The senior members unanimously removed its president for unsanctioned negotiations and disrespect for party statutes, which was unprecedented in France. [citation needed] This broke the traditional cordon sanitaire against the far-right, a major party allying with the National Rally. [1] Two opposing groups of Republican candidates were nominated.
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged rival parties to join his electoral alliance against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, while the conservative ...
The Republican Front preserved 68 seats for the presidential coalition, Ensemble, which benefited most from it. [200] The New Popular Front gained 29 seats as a result. The underperformance of the RN in the 2024 legislative elections was attributed to both the Republican Front and the party's electoral limitations. [201] [202]
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned on Monday that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand up to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his policies, or face being "crushed". "The ...
The Republican Party (French: Parti républicain, [paʁti ʁepyblikɛ̃], PR) was a liberal-conservative [2] political party in France which existed from 1977 to 1997. Created by the then- President of France , Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , it replaced the National Federation of the Independent Republicans which was founded in 1966. [ 3 ]
This decision plunged France into a political crisis [2] [3] and was followed by France Unbowed (LFI), the main party of the NFP, initiating impeachment proceedings against the French president on 31 August. The caretaker government remained in place for 51 days, [2] unprecedented since the fallen Pompidou government lasted 62 days in 1962. [4]
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.