Agir, officially Agir, la droite constructive (; ), was a

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, established on 26 November 2017. The majority of its founding members were previously associated with the

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faction within the centre-right Republicans. Styling itself as a " liberal,

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, European,

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and

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" party, Agir was founded by a group of 19 established politicians as an alternative to the Republicans. The party merged with

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in 2022. Agir

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(MPs) were members of the

Agir ensemble The Agir Ensemble group (''"Act Together"'') was a parliamentary group of the French National Assembly in the 15th legislature of the Fifth Republic from 2020 to 2022. It was made up of deputies from Agir and the UDI and Independents group. ...

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in the

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was the party's only

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(MEP).

History

Formation

Following the defeat of

Les Républicains The Republicans (french: Les Républicains, ; LR) is a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. It holds pro-European views. The party was formed on 30 May 2015 from the renaming and refoundation ...

candidate

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in the first round of the

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and the ascension of Laurent Wauquiez, perceived as coming from the right wing of Les Républicains, to the leadership of the party, 19 politicians from LR and the center-right

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formed the group.

Coalition

Agir was part of the

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coalition, which supports President

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for the

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Ideology

Agir was identified as part of

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, defining itself as

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, liberal and humanist, and rejecting the "identity, authoritarian,

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and ultra-conservative" right.

Prominent members

Party leaders

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Agir had 12

in the 15th assembly. In the

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, 6 were elected as part of the

coalition.

15th
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16th
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* Olivier Becht * Paul Christophe *

Thomas Gassilloud Thomas Gassilloud (born 21 May 1981) is a French politician of Agir, formerly of La République En Marche! , who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the 10th constituency of the departm ...

Franck Riester Franck Riester (born 3 January 1974) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister Delegate for Parliamentary Relations in the Government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since July 2022. He previously served as Minister Delegate fo ...

* Charles Rodwell *

Lionel Vuibert Lionel Vuibert (born 31 August 1968 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French politician. He is the deputy for Ardennes's 1st constituency in the National Assembly of France, elected in the 2022 French legislative election, and is a member of ...

Senators

Agir has 6 Senators.

MEP

Election results

European Parliament

References

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