Agir (France)

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Agir, officially Agir, la droite constructive (

Renaissance in 2022.[15]

Agir

(MEP).

History

Formation

Following the defeat of

Les Républicains (LR) candidate François Fillon in the first round of the 2017 French presidential election and the ascension of Laurent Wauquiez, perceived as coming from the right wing of Les Républicains, to the leadership of the party, 19 politicians from LR and the centre-right Union of Democrats and Independents formed the group.[16]

Coalition and merger

In the run-up to the

Ensemble Citoyens coalition, which supported President Emmanuel Macron in his re-election bid.[17] The party grew closer to Macron's political camp following the election, and when it was later announced that his party would attempt to unify the presidential majority into a single party grouping, Agir took steps towards integrating into the ruling majority. Ultimately, Agir merged into Macron's party as it reformed and rebranded under the name Renaissance on 17 September 2022.[18]

Ideology

Agir was identified as part of centre-right politics, defining itself as pro-European, liberal and humanist, and rejecting the "identitarian, authoritarian, eurosceptic and ultra-conservative" right.[19]

Prominent members

Party leaders

Deputies

Agir had 12

Ensemble Citoyens
coalition.

15th National Assembly of France

Name Former party Constituency
Olivier Becht
LR
Haut-Rhin's 5th constituency
Pierre-Yves Bournazel
LR
Paris's 18th constituency
Paul Christophe
LR
Nord's 14th constituency
Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo
LR
Seine-Maritime's 7th constituency
Antoine Herth
LR
Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency
Dimitri Houbron
LREM
Nord's 17th constituency
Aina Kuric
LREM
Marne's 2nd constituency
Laure de La Raudière
LR
Eure-et-Loir's 3rd constituency
Luc Lamirault
Vincent Ledoux
LR
Nord's 10th constituency
Patricia Lemoine
LR
Seine-et-Marne's 5th constituency
Lise Magnier
LR
Marne's 4th constituency

16th National Assembly of France

Senators

Agir has 6 Senators.

Name Former party Constituency
Emmanuel Capus
LR
Maine-et-Loire
Marie-Agnès Évrard LR Yonne
Ludovic Haye
LR
Haut-Rhin
Claude Malhuret
LR
Allier
Pierre Médevielle UDI Haute-Garonne
Colette Mélot
LR
Seine-et-Marne

MEP

Election results

European Parliament

Election year Votes % Seats +/−
2019 5,079,015 (Renaissance) 22.42
1 / 79
Decrease 1

References

  1. EURACTIV
    (in French).
  2. ^ Chazan, David (26 November 2017). "New centre-right party launches in France". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Les "Constructifs" vont créer un parti baptisé "Agir"". Europe 1 (in French). 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  4. ^ "Europe : les Constructifs vantent l'axe Juppé-Macron". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. ^ "Avec Agir, la droite pro-Macron s'organise". parismatch.com (in French). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ^ "Les électeurs de centre droit, orphelins d'Alain Juppé". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  7. ^ [1][2][3][4][5][6]
  8. ^ "«Agir, la droite constructive», une nouvelle force politique à droite". Le Figaro (in French). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  9. ^ "«Le positionnement d'Agir est conforme à mon engagement»". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  10. ^ Raulin, Nathalie. "Municipales à Paris : à droite, le bal des prétendants est ouvert". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  11. ISSN 0242-6056
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  12. ^ [8][9][10][11]
  13. ^ Contiguglia, Cat (26 November 2017). "French politicians launch new party in challenge to conservatives". Politico.eu. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  14. ^ Mourgue, Marion (26 November 2017). ""Agir, la droite constructive", une nouvelle force politique à droite". Le Figaro. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  15. ^ Goar, Matthieu (2022-09-18). "Renaissance: A new party to revive Macron's wish to 'overcome differences'". Le Monde. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  16. ^ Contiguglia, Cat (26 November 2017). "French politicians launch new party in challenge to conservatives". Politico.eu. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  17. ^ "«Ensemble citoyens !» : la majorité lance son alliance en soutien à Macron". LEFIGARO (in French). 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  18. ^ Goar, Matthieu (2022-09-17). "Renaissance, Emmanuel Macron's smaller-than-expected new party". Le Monde. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  19. ^ "Présentation". agir_ la droite constructive (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-23.