The Democrats group (), known as the Democratic, MoDem and Independents group () until 2024, is a
parliamentary group
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in the
National Assembly of France
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including representatives of the
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(MoDem).
Formed following the
2017 legislative election, it is currently the fifth-largest group in the National Assembly.
History
After the rallying of MoDem leader
François Bayrou
François René Jean Lucien Bayrou (; born 25 May 1951) is a French politician who has served as Prime Minister of France since December 2024. He has presided over the European Democratic Party (EDP) since 2004 and the Democratic Movement (France ...
to the presidential candidacy of
Emmanuel Macron
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, supported by
En Marche
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(later La République En Marche! and Renaissance), the party was reserved dozens of constituencies in the subsequent
legislative election
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, hoping to secure at least 15
deputies
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, the number required to form a parliamentary group. The party ultimately won 42 seats in the
National Assembly
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.
On 25 June 2017,
Marc Fesneau
Marc Fesneau (; born 11 January 1971) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (France), Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has represented the Loir-et-Cher's 1st constituency, 1st constituency of the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, depa ...
was unanimously elected president of the MoDem parliamentary group by its 42 members.
At the time of its official formation on 27 June, the parliamentary group had 47 deputies, including 4 associated members.
List of presidents
Historical membership
See also
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Centrist Union group
The Centrist Union (, 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 ...
References
External links
Notices and portraits of deputies
Changes in the composition of groups
{{Political groups of the 15th legislature of the National Assembly of France
National Assembly (France)
Parliamentary groups in France
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