The Republicans (France)
The Republicans (French: Les Républicains, [le ʁepyblikɛ̃]; LR) is a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. It holds pro-European views.[2]
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Abbreviation | LR |
President | Christian Jacob |
Secretary-General | Aurélien Pradié |
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Group president in the National Assembly | Virginie Duby-Muller |
Group president in the Senate | Bruno Retailleau |
Founder | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Founded | 30 May 2015 |
Preceded by | Union for a Popular Movement |
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Youth wing | Les Jeunes Républicains ("The Young Republicans") |
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Political position | Centre-right |
National affiliation | Union of the Right and Centre |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
European Parliament group | European People's Party[1] |
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National Assembly | 61 / 577 |
Senate | 148 / 348 |
European Parliament | 7 / 74 |
Presidency of Regional Councils | 6 / 17 |
Presidency of Departmental Councils | 43 / 94 |
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The party was formed on 30 May 2015 from the renaming and refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of then President of France Jacques Chirac.[3][4]
LR, as previously the UMP, used to be one of the two major political parties in the French Fifth Republic along with the centre-left Socialist Party. Following the 2017 legislative election, LR is the second largest party in the National Assembly, behind President Emmanuel Macron's La République En Marche! party. LR is a member of the European People's Party,[5] the Centrist Democrat International,[6] and the International Democrat Union.[7]