conservative
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faction within the
Union for a Popular Movement
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The motion's declaration of principles stated that its leaders were "attached to
patriotism
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, merit, hard work, effort .. republican authority, supporting SMEs, fighting fraud and welfare dependency, sovereignty ... As such, the movement is widely identified as a
national conservative
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and
social conservative
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faction, very supportive of and seeking to identify with former
President
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*'' Præsident ...
. Indeed, the movement's name is a direct reference to Sarkozy's slogan in the
2012 presidential election
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January
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, ''la France forte'' ('Strong France').
In October 2012, Guillaume Peltier created controversy when he proposed to reserve certain positions in
public broadcasting
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for right-wing journalists,G.Peltier veut des journalistes de droite Lefigaro.fr 02/10/2012 abolishing public financing for
trade unions
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, and reforming - potentially abolishing - teachers' right to strike.
Weight within the UMP
At the November 2012 congress, the Strong Right placed first with 27.77% of the motions vote.
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Political positions
Courtial cosigned a bill that wo ...
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