Agir (France)
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Act, the Constructive Right Agir, la droite constructive | |
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| Founder | Franck Riester |
| Founded | 26 November 2017 |
| Split from | The Republicans |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-right[2][3] |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colors | Blue |
| National Assembly | 9 / 577 |
| Senate | 6 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 74 |
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Agir (French for Act), officially named Agir, la droite constructive (Act, the Constructive Right), is a political party in France, established on 26 November 2017.[4] The majority of its founding members were previously associated with the Constructive faction within the centre-right The Republicans party. Styling itself as a "liberal, social, European, humanist and reformist"[5] party, Agir was founded by a group of 19 established politicians as an alternative to The Republicans.
History
Formation
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Ideology
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Prominent members
Party leaders
Deputies
Senators
| Name | Former party | Constituency | |
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| Jérôme Bignon | style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color | | LR | Somme |
| Emmanuel Capus | style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous right/meta/color | | DVD | Maine-et-Loire |
| Robert del Picchia | style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color | | LR | French citizens living abroad |
| Fabienne Keller | style="background-color: Template:Miscellaneous right/meta/color | | DVD | Bas-Rhin |
| Claude Malhuret | style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color | | LR | Allier |
| Colette Mélot | style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color | | LR | Seine-et-Marne |
Election results
European Parliament
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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| 2019 | 5,079,015 (Renaissance) | 22.42 | 1 / 79
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References
- ^ Ministre de l'Intérieur (3 February 2020). "cir_44929" (PDF). Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Barbière, Cécile (17 September 2018). "La droite pro-européenne fait officiellement sécession avec Agir" [The pro-European right officially breaks away with Agir]. EURACTIV (in French).
- ^ Chazan, David (26 November 2017). "New centre-right party launches in France". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Contiguglia, Cat. "French politicians launch new party in challenge to conservatives". Politico.eu. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Mourgue, Marion. "«Agir, la droite constructive», une nouvelle force politique à droite". Le Figaro. Retrieved 27 November 2017.