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Democratic Movement And Affiliated Democrats Group
The The Democrats group (french: Groupe Les Démocrates), known as the Democratic, MoDem and Independents group (french: Groupe démocrate, MoDem et indépendants) until 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly of France including representatives of the Democratic Movement (MoDem). Formed following the 2017 legislative election, it is currently the fifth-largest group in the National Assembly. Alongside the Renaissance and Horizons groups, it is one of three parliamentary groups that support the minority government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (2024–present). History After the rallying of MoDem leader François Bayrou to the presidential candidacy of Emmanuel Macron, supported by En Marche (later La République En Marche! and Renaissance), the party was reserved dozens of constituencies in the subsequent legislative election, hoping to secure at least 15 deputies, the number required to form a parliamentary group. The party ultimately won 42 seats in the ...
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National Assembly (France)
The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ... of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known as (), meaning "delegate" or "envoy" in English; Etymology, etymologically, it is a cognate of the English word ''Deputy (legislator), deputy'', which is the standard term for legislators in many parliamentary systems). There are 577 , each elected by a single-member Constituencies of the National Assembly of France, constituency (at least one per Departments of France, department) through a two-round system; thus, 289 seats are required ...
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Prime Minister Of France
The prime minister of France (french: link=no, Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the France, French Republic and the leader of the Government of France, Council of Ministers. The prime minister is the holder of the second-highest office in France, after the president of France. The president, who appoints but cannot dismiss the prime minister, can ask for their resignation. The Government of France, including the prime minister, can be dismissed by the National Assembly (France), National Assembly. Upon appointment, the prime minister proposes a list of ministers to the president. Decrees and decisions signed by the prime minister, like almost all executive decisions, are subject to the oversight of the administrative court system. Some decrees are taken after advice from the Conseil d'État (France), Council of State (french: link=no, Conseil d'État), over which the prime minister is entitled to pres ...
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Centrist Union Group
The Centrist Union group (french: groupe Union centriste, abbreviated UC) is a centrist parliamentary group in the Senate uniting members of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) and Democratic Movement (MoDem), as well as the Centrist Alliance (AC), a former component of the UDI. The group was historically associated with the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) and later the Democratic Centre (CD), Centre of Social Democrats (CDS), and Union for French Democracy (UDF). Most recently, from 2012 to 2017, it was known as the Union of Democrats and Independents – UC group (french: groupe Union des démocrates et indépendants – UC, abbreviated UDI–UC). History In the first election of the Council of the Republic of the Fourth Republic, the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) group (''groupe du Mouvement républicain populaire'') obtained 76 seats, a quarter of the upper chamber, following senatorial elections on 8 December 1946. During the debate on the existence of th ...
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2024 French Legislative Election
An early legislative election was held in France on 30 June 2024, with a second round to be held on 7 July, to choose all 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic. The election follows the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Emmanuel Macron, who decided to call a snap election in the aftermath of the 2024 European Parliament election in France in which the opposition National Rally made substantial gains against his L'Europe Ensemble list. The latter lost a considerable number of seats compared to the 2019 parliamentary election. The legislative election features four main blocs: Ensemble, the coalition of pro-Macron forces including Renaissance, the Democratic Movement, and Horizons; the New Popular Front (NFP), bringing together the main parties of the left, including La France Insoumise, the Socialist Party, The Ecologists, and the French Communist Party; the National Rally (RN), which also jointly supported several dozen ...
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2022 French Legislative Election
Legislative elections in France were held on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The elections took place following the 2022 French presidential election, which was held in April 2022. They have been described as the most indecisive legislative elections since the establishment of the five-year presidential term in 2000 and subsequent change of the electoral calendar in 2002. For the first time since 1997, the incumbent president of France does not have an absolute majority in Parliament. As no alliance won a majority, it resulted in a hung parliament for the first time since 1988. The legislative elections were contested between four principal blocs: the centrist presidential majority Ensemble coalition, including Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance, the Democratic Movement, Horizons, as well as their allies; the left-wing New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES), encompassing La France Insoumis ...
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List Of MPs Who Lost Their Seat In The 2022 French Legislative Election
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) who lost their seat in the 2022 French legislative election. All of these deputies sat in the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Republic but were not returned to the French Parliament in the election. List Open seats changing hands * Ain's 2nd constituency (MoDem gain from LR) * Aisne's 5th constituency ( RN gain from LREM) * Aveyron's 2nd constituency ( LFI gain from LREM) * Essonne's 2nd constituency ( RN gain from LR) * Paris's 14th constituency * Seine-et-Marne's 2nd constituency * Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency * Val-de-Marne's 7th constituency * Var's 3rd constituency * Ninth constituency for French residents overseas See also * Candidates in the 2022 French legislative election The following is a list of deputies who stood down at the 2022 French legislative election. List See also * Election results of Cabinet Ministers during the 2022 French legislative election * List of MPs who lost their seat i ...
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Savoie's 4th Constituency
The 4th constituency of the Savoie (French: ''Quatrième circonscription de la Savoie'') is a French legislative constituency in the Savoie ''département''. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system. Description The 4th constituency of Savoie was created in 2012 as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies. The consists of Chambéry and some of its immediate hinterland in the north east of the department. The constituency initially elected a Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ... deputy but she failed to win re-election in the face of Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition in 2017. Assembly Members Election results 2022 , - , colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9 ...
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Patrick Mignola
Patrick Mignola (born 8 August 1971) is a French politician who presided over the Democratic Movement and affiliated democrats group in the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He represented the 4th constituency of the Savoie department in the National Assembly from 2017 until 2022. Political career Prior to his election to the National Assembly in 2017, Mignola served as Deputy Mayor of La Ravoire from 1995 and then won the mayorship in 2001. From 1998 to 2010, he was elected to the General Council of Savoie for the canton of La Ravoire. From 2016 to 2017, he also held one of the vice presidencies of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes under the presidency of Laurent Wauquiez. In Parliament, Mignola serves on the Committee on Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning. He also served as a member of the Committee on Finance (2017–2018), the Committee on Social Affairs (2017–2020) and the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2018–2019). In addition to ...
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Loir-et-Cher's 1st Constituency
The 1st constituency of the Loir-et-Cher is a French legislative constituency in the department of Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La P .... Deputies Election results 2022 2017 2012 References Sources * * {{French National Assembly constituencies 1 ...
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Marc Fesneau
Marc Fesneau (; born 11 January 1971) is a French politician who has served as Ministry of Agriculture (France), Minister of Agriculture and Food since 20 May 2022 in the Borne government, government of Élisabeth Borne. A member of the Democratic Movement (France), Democratic Movement (MoDem), he previously represented the Loir-et-Cher's 1st constituency, 1st constituency of the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department and presided over the Democratic Movement (MoDem) and affiliated democrats group, Democratic Movement and affiliated group in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly from 2017 to 2018. Fesneau also served as Minister for Relations with Parliament under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 2018 until 2020, when his portfolio was expanded in the newly-appointed Castex government, government of Jean Castex to include citizen participation. Political career Early career First elected to the Municipal council (France), municipal council of Marchenoir, L ...
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Deputy (France)
Deputies (French: ''députés''), also known in English as Members of Parliament (MPs), are the legislators who sit in the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament. The 15th and current legislature of the Fifth Republic has a total of 577 deputies, elected in 577 constituencies across metropolitan (539) and overseas France (27), as well as for French residents overseas (11). Name The term "deputy" is associated with the legislator's task to deputise for the people of his constituency. Current There are currently 577 French deputies. They are elected through the two-round system in single-member constituencies. In 2019, it was reported that the Government of France wanted to cut the number of deputies by 25%. This reform was later abandoned due to a lack of support in the Senate. Numbers The number of deputies is codified in the Constitution of France. Restrictions and privileges Deputies have parliamentary immunity. They can have a dual man ...
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Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017 French presidential election, 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande between 2014 and 2016. Born in Amiens, he studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University, later completing a master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po and graduating from the École nationale d'administration in 2004. Macron worked as a senior civil servant at the Inspection générale des finances (France), Inspectorate General of Finances and later became an investment banker at Rothschild & Co. Macron was appointed Élysée Palace, Élysée deputy secretary-general by President François Hollande shortly after 2012 French presidential election, his election in May 2012, making him one ...
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