Xavier Breton (born 25 November 1962 in

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) is a French politician of The Republicans (LR) who has been deputy for Ain's 1st constituency since 2007 and regional councillor of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016. In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Breton endorsed

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as the party’s candidate for the office of

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. Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, he publicly declared his support for

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as the Republicans’ candidate. He was re-elected at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Breton, Xavier 1962 births Living people People from Darney Union for a Popular Movement politicians The Republicans (France) politicians Deputies for Ain (French Fifth Republic) Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Regional councillors of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic