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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.
Candidate Party First round Second round Voice % Voice % Éric Ciotti: LR 28,297: 42.73: 33,609: 53.70: Bruno Retailleau: LR 22,815 34.45 28,977 46.30 Aurélien Pradié
Marine Le Pen, the president of the National Rally (RN), announced on 16 January 2020 that she would be running in the election. She previously ran in the 2012 and 2017 presidential elections as the party's candidate, then called the National Front (FN). She came third in 2012 with 17.9% of the vote in the first round and second in 2017 with 21 ...
In the 2022 presidential election, the same scenario repeated, with Emmanuel Macron being again victorious. Both traditional parties (Socialist Party and The Republicans) scored less than 5% each, with Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise emerging as the dominant left-wing party, ranking third in the first round.
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]
Interim President of France again, as President of the Senate. Did not stand in the 1974 election. 20 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing [28] (1926–2020) 27 May 1974 21 May 1981 6 years, 359 days Independent Republicans (renamed Republican Party in 1977) (within the Union for French Democracy from 1978) 1974
The party suffered further losses in the subsequent legislative elections, and the appointment of several right-wing ministers to the government of newly elected president Emmanuel Macron led to a split between "constructive" personalities and hardliners within the party, culminating in the expulsion of six prominent supporters and members of ...
The Republican Right group (French: Groupe Droite républicaine, DR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement group (French: Groupe de l'Union pour un mouvement populaire, UMP) from 2003 and 2015 and The Republicans group (French: Groupe Les Républicains, LR) from 2015 to 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of The Republicans (LR), formerly the ...