Daniel Garrigue (born 4 April 1948 in

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) was a member of the

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. He represented Dordogne's 2nd constituency from 2002 to 2012 as a member of the

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. He was the sole member of the Assembly to vote against the

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stating that, "To fight an extremist behavior, we risk slipping toward a totalitarian society." In 1974, was a founding member of the

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