Erwan Balanant (born 21 February 1971) is a French politician of the

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(MoDem) who was elected to the

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on 18 June 2017, representing the

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of Finistère. In parliament, Balanant serves as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs. In 2019, he was one of only two MoDem members who voted against his parliamentary group's majority and opposed the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Le CETA, controversé accord de libre-échange avec le Canada, approuvé à l’Assemblée
'' Le Monde'', 23 July 2019.

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1971 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians Politicians from Lorient Rennes 2 University alumni Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{France-politician-LREM-stub

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