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2021 The Republicans Congress
The 2021 The Republicans (LR) congress, also known as the Congress for France ( French: ''Congrès pour la France''), was an organised internal primary held from 1 to 4 December. It was organised by the party in order to nominate the candidate that would represent it in the 2022 presidential election. Valérie Pécresse was chosen as the party's presidential nominee in a two-round voting process. Context After François Fillon failed to reach the second round in the 2017 presidential election, Les Republicains were in opposition to centrist President Emmanuel Macron, who recruited several LR figures and adopted similar policies in some regards, especially around social policy. After a major failure in the 2019 European elections, Les Républicains did well in the 2020 municipal elections as well as in the 2021 regional and departmental elections. The party was divided on the method of selecting its candidate for the 2022 presidential election. In 2016, the party had used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérie Pécresse
Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse (; Birth name, née Roux ; 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council (France), President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (France), The Republicans, she previously served as Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (France), Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and List of Budget Ministers of France, Minister of the Budget and List of government spokespeople of France, Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Pécresse represented the Yvelines's 2nd constituency, 2nd constituency of Yvelines in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 until 2016. Pécresse was voted as the Republicans' nominee for the 2022 French presidential election, defeating Éric Ciotti in the 2021 The Republicans congress, party primary. She came fifth in the ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Genevard
Annie Marguerite Alice Genevard (; née Tharin, 7 September 1956) is a French politician who has served as Ministry of Agriculture (France), Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty in the successive governments of Prime Minister of France, Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou since 2024. Genevard has represented the Doubs's 5th constituency, 5th constituency of the Doubs Departments of France, department in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly since 2012 French legislative election, 2012. In addition to her parliamentary service, she has been secretary-general of The Republicans (France), The Republicans (LR) under party leaders Laurent Wauquiez (2017–2019) and Éric Ciotti (2023–present). From 4 July 2022 until 11 December 2022, she was the ''ad interim'' party leader following the resignation of Christian Jacob (politician), Christian Jacob, in her role as first party vice president (French: ''vice-présidente déléguée''), which she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa ( ; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. In 2021, he was found guilty of having tried to bribe a judge in 2014 to obtain information and spending beyond legal campaign funding limits during his 2012 re-election campaign. Born in Paris, his roots are 1/2 Hungarian Protestant, 1/4 Greek Jewish, and 1/4 French Catholic. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine from 1983 to 2002, he was Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France), Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Édouard Balladur (1993–1995) during François Mitterrand's second term. During Jacques Chirac's second presidential term, he served as Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the Interior and as Minister of Finances (France), Minister of Finances. He was the leader of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party from 2004 to 2007. He won the 2007 French presidential election by a 53.1% to 46.9% margin agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after regional elections in December 2015. The Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective the following 30 September. With 6,009,976 inhabitants as of 1 January 2015 and a population density of 189 inhabitants per km2, it is the third most populous region in France and the second-most densely populated in metropolitan France after its southern neighbour Île-de-France. It is bordered by Belgium to the north and by the United Kingdom to the northwest through the Channel Tunnel, a railway tunnel crossing the English Channel. The region is a blend mixture of French and (southern-) Dutch cultures. Toponymy The region's interim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brexit Negotiations
Between 2017 and 2019, representatives of the United Kingdom and the European Union negotiated the terms of Brexit, the UK's planned withdrawal from membership of the EU. These negotiations arose following the decision of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to invoke Withdrawal from the European Union#Procedure, Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which in turn followed the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, UK's EU membership referendum on 23 June 2016 in which 52% of votes were in favour of leaving. The negotiating period began on 29 March 2017, when the United Kingdom United Kingdom invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, served its withdrawal notice under Article 50. The withdrawal was then planned to occur on 29 March 2019, two years after the date of notification as specified in Article 50. Negotiations formally opened on 19 June 2017 when David Davis (British politician), David Davis, the UK's Secretary of State for Exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Dutheillet De Lamothe
Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe (born 10 November 1949) was a member of the Constitutional Council of France The Constitutional Council (, ) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to ensure that constitutional principles and rules are upheld. It is housed in the ... from 2001 to 2010. References 1949 births Living people Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine) alumni Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Politicians from Neuilly-sur-Seine Commanders of the Legion of Honour Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Members of the Constitutional Council (France) Academic staff of Sciences Po Members of the Conseil d'État (France) {{France-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Bas (politician)
Philippe Bas (; born 20 July 1958) is a French politician, serving as a Member of the Constitutional Council since 2025. He is a former member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche from 2011 to 2025. He was appointed general secretary of the Élysée Palace from 2002 to 2005. Since 2014, he is the president of the Commission des Lois in the French Senate. Between July 2018 and February 2019, he was the president of the Senate commission which investigated the Benalla affair The Benalla affair () or Benalla affairs (''affaires Benalla'' or ''affaires Macron-Benalla'') are political and judicial cases involving Alexandre Benalla (), who served as a security officer and deputy chief of staff to President of France Em ..., chiefly on the organization of the French presidency about security subjects. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bas, Philippe 1958 births Living people Politicians from Paris The Republicans (France) politicians Government ministers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Borchio-Fontimp
Alexandra Borchio Fontimp, (born 5 October 1981 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French journalist and a politician. She belongs to the French political party Les Républicains, she represents the party as a Senator, in the French Parliament, since 1 October 2020. Alexandra Borchio Fontimp is also a member of the Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes since 2015. She was elected in Antibes canton-2, together with Jacques Gente. Under-secretary-general of Les Républicains since 2019, she became the party's spokesperson on 18 January 2023, following the victory in the polls of Eric Ciotti to assume the party presidency. Biography Early life Alexandra Borchio Fontimp was born in Antibes in a local family named Fechino. Her mother, Martine Fechino, was a retailer in Antibes while her father, Sergio Borchio, was an Italian hairdresser working in Cannes. Her grandfather, Pierre Fechino used to be a professional football player in the early 1930s. As a AS Cannes's member, he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée
Marie-Claire Carrère-Gée (; born 23 March 1963) is a French senior civil servant and politician of The Republicans (LR) who briefly served as Minister Delegate for Government Coordination, a newly-created portfolio, in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier from September to December 2024. Prior to her appointment to the government, she briefly represented Paris in the Senate (2023–2024). Career A native of Pau, her family is originally from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques nearby. In 2002, Carrère-Gée was appointed the social affairs adviser to President Jacques Chirac. From 2006 to 2007, she served as Deputy Secretary General of the Élysée. In 2004, Carrère-Gée was elected for one six-year term to the Regional Council of Île-de-France. She was elected again in 2021, holding a seat until her resignation in 2023 following her election to the Senate. She has also been a member of the Council of Paris since 2018, having previously served from 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Deflesselles
Bernard Deflesselles (born 16 October 1953) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 9th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône since 1999. A member of The Republicans (LR), his constituency is located in the department's southeastern corner; it follows the Mediterranean coast until the border with Var, comprising Cassis and La Ciotat. Career Deflesselles has served as a regional councillor of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur since 1992. He was one of the regional council's vice presidents from 2015 to 2017. In 1999, Deflesselles was elected to Parliament in a by-election in Bouches-du-Rhône's 9th constituency. Since 2020, he has also been a municipal councillor of La Ciotat. He previously was a municipal councillor of Aubagne from 1995 to 2001. In Parliament, Deflesselles serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is also vice president of the Subcommittee on European Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Retailleau
Bruno Daniel Marie Paul Retailleau (; born 20 November 1960) is a French politician who has served as Minister of the Interior (France), Minister of the Interior and Minister of State in the Bayrou government, as well as the preceding Barnier government since 2024. In May 2025, he was elected leader of The Republicans (France), The Republicans' party. Retailleau represented the Vendée Departments of France, department in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 1994 to 1997 as Philippe de Villiers's Substitute (elections), substitute and in the Senate (France), Senate, from 2004 to 2024. He presided over the Senate Republicans from 2014 to 2024. He also served as List of presidents of departmental councils (France), President of the General Council of Vendée from 2010 to 2015 and List of current presidents of the regional councils of France and the Corsican Assembly, President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire from 2015 until 2017. Following his appointm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
