The Agir Ensemble group (''"Act Together"'') was a
parliamentary group
A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council.
Parliamenta ...
of the
French National Assembly in the
15th legislature of the Fifth Republic from 2020 to 2022.
It was made up of
deputies
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from
Agir
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* Agir (Belgium), Belgian political party
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* ...
and the
UDI and Independents group. The group was formed on 26 May 2020, with nine members of the Agir party, six members of
La République En Marche!
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and one member of the
Liberties and Territories
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (french: Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires, LIOT), formerly Liberties & Territories (french: Libertés & territoires, LT) is a parliamentary group in the French National Assembly. ...
group.
The group was chaired by
Olivier Becht.
Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo and
Jean-Charles Larsonneur acted as vice presidents of the group, while
Pierre-Yves Bournazel,
Valérie Petit and
Vincent Ledoux were the group's spokespeople.
History
The Agir Ensemble group was created less than a week after the creation of another parliamentary group,
Ecology Democracy Solidarity
Ecology Democracy Solidarity (french: Écologie Démocratie Solidarité) was a centre-left parliamentary group in the National Assembly of France. It was formed in May 2020 by members of La République En Marche!, a liberal parliamentary group. ...
(EDS).
Agir Ensemble became the tenth parliamentary group in the National Assembly, then a record high number under the
Fifth Republic.
The group came to political effect on 20 April 2020, when there was a vote concerning the ending of the
COVID-19 lockdown
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: Agir Ensemble members voted in favour of the motion, whilst others parliamentarians abstained or voted against the motion.
References
External links
Official webpage{{France-poli-stub
National Assembly (France)
Parliamentary groups in France
2020 establishments in France