Denis Sommer (born 23 September 1957) is a French politician of
La République En Marche!
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(LREM) and
Territories of Progress
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(TDP) who served as a member of the
French National Assembly
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from
2017
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Events January
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to
2022
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Doubs
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Political career
Sommer was initially a member of the
French Communist Party
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(PCF) and later of the
Socialist Party
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(PS). He joined
La République En Marche!
Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 2022 ...
(LREM) in 2017 and
Territories of Progress
Territories of Progress – Social Reformist Movement (, TDP) is a French political party of the centre to centre-left. It was founded in February 2020 by government ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Olivier Dussopt formerly of the Socialist Pa ...
(TDP) in 2020. In parliament, Sommer served as member of the Committee on Economic Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the French Parliamentary Friendship Group with
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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.
Political positions
In July 2019, Sommer decided not to align with his parliamentary group's majority and became one of 52 LREM members who abstained from a vote on the French ratification of the
European Union
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’s
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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(CETA) with
Canada
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Le Monde
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''.
See also
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2017 French legislative election
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