The Centrist Alliance () (AC) is a centrist

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. It was founded in June 2009 by Jean Arthuis, a former member of the

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(UDF) and currently Member of

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, where he also serves as chair of the Committee on Budgets. The party is seen as a successor to Arthuis' Rally the Centrists (''Rassembler les centristes'') political association; its main tenet was to re-create the UDF, which was dissolved upon creation of the

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and the New Centre.

Elected officials

*Members of the European parliament: Jean Arthuis *Deputies: Thierry Benoit, Philippe Folliot *Senators: Muguette Dini, Yves Détraigne, Françoise Férat, Adrien Giraud, Joseph Kergueris, Jean-Claude Merceron, Anne-Marie Payet, Daniel Soulage, François Zocchetto.List of AC parliamentarians on the Champagne-Ardenne federation website
In addition, Kergueris is President of the General Council of

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. Thierry Benoit is general councillor in

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Leadership

* President: Jean Arthuis (2009–2016)
Philippe Folliot (2016–present)

Footnotes

External links

*
Centrist Alliance official website
{{French centrist and Christian democratic parties Political parties of the French Fifth Republic Centrist parties in France Pro-European political parties in France Union for French Democracy breakaway groups