François Asselineau
François Asselineau | |
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President of the Popular Republican Union | |
Assumed office 25 March 2007 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Councillor of Paris | |
In office 25 March 2001 – 24 March 2008 | |
Constituency | 19th arrondissement |
Personal details | |
Born | Inspector General Business School professor[citation needed] | 14 September 1957
Website | francoisasselineau.fr |
François Asselineau (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa asəlino] ⓘ, born 14 September 1957) is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.
Asselineau was a member of the
Asselineau has had a troubled relationship with the media, which he has repeatedly accused of "censorship". In his critique he includes French Wikipedia, which had once considered him insufficiently noteworthy to justify a page in the encyclopedia. The activism of his supporters to try and increase media coverage of Asselineau and the UPR has been noted by some observers.[7]
He ran in the 2017 French presidential election, presenting himself as the "Frexit candidate".[5] He was eventually eliminated in the first round, earning 0.92% of the votes.[8] For the 2022 presidential election he failed to secure 500 sponsorships from elected officials in order to run.
Education
Asselineau enrolled in
Career
Asselineau started his career in
From 1989 to 1990, he was
From 1994 to 1995, he served as counsellor for
In June 1995, he was named director of the office of the
Political career
In 1999, François Asselineau got involved in politics by becoming a member of the
On October 20, 2004,
In November 2006, Asselineau joined the steering committee of Rally for an Independent and Sovereign France (RIF), a party created by Paul-Marie Coûteaux,[12]
Municipal councillor
On March 19, 2001, he was elected as a member of the council of Paris in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. His list, a right-wing dissident list made with an agreement between Jean Tiberi and Charles Pasqua, was third with 15,78% in a triangular against a Rally for the Republic (RPR) list and unified left list composed with Socialist Party (PS).[13] His campaign was marked by a radical rhetoric on security, with posters denouncing "six years of socialist laxity", supposed drug trafficking, alleged prostitution and an asserted lack of police forces.[14]
On December 31, 2004, Asselineau decided to join the group Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) at the Council of Paris.[15] On November 3, 2006, he decided to quit the group and seat with the non-inscrits just after Françoise de Panafieu, for whom he worked, was elected president of the council of Paris for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).[16]
In September 2007, Asselineau participated in a dissident political group named Paris Libre with several other ex-UMP members.
Creation of the UPR
On March 25, 2007, for the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaty signature, he created the Popular Republican Union (UPR).[21]
Election results
In January 2011, François Asselineau announced his intention to run for the 2012 French presidential election,[22] and confirmed this intention in December 2011.[23] However, he was only able to garner 17 of the required 500 endorsements from elected politicians necessary to be on the ballot.[21][24][25] As a result, Asselineau called for a boycott of the presidential election.[citation needed]
Following the
Asselineau ran for the 2014 European Parliament election as the head of the list for the Île-de-France constituency. He hoped that the UPR's agenda could rally voters disappointed by the current political system.[28][29] Asselineau complained to the CSA for not having had access to mainstream media; he also claimed that the principle of equity for all candidates was actually undermined by the media, that tended to give voice to parties that were already well-known.[30] He scored 0.56% of votes cast in his constituency.[31]
Political views
François Asselineau's '
Asselineau denies he is a "
: 27'45"Asselineau claims the 1944
Asselineau opposes French COVID-19
Controversies
Accusations of sexual harassement
In May 2020, Asselineau's former driver and press secretary filed a complaint against him for sexual harassement and sexual assault. Another complaint is filed by another former collaborator against Asselineau for psychological and sexual harassement.[38][39][40]
Since 5 February 2021, Asselineau has been under investigation and placed under judicial supervision for the alleged sexual assault, sexual and moral harassement of two of his former collaborators. He has denied all the allegations made against him.[41]
Electoral performance
Election year | Candidate | # of 1st round votes | % of 1st round vote | # of 2nd round votes | % of 2nd round vote | Won/Loss |
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2017 | François Asselineau | 332,547 | 0.92% #9 | __ | __ | Lost |
See also
References
- ^ "Démission remarquée à l'UMP". Le Parisien. 3 October 2006.
- ^ "Ça bouge à l'UMP". Le Parisien. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Laure Daussy (24 September 2014). "Mais qui est François Asselineau, le souverainiste sans page Wikipedia ?" [But who is François Asselineau, the "souverainist" without a Wikipedia page?]. Arrêt sur images. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "François Asselineau : "Quand mon nom apparaît dans un sondage en ligne, on casse la baraque"". Franceinfo (in French). 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b France’s 'Frexit' presidential candidate, La Croix, 10 March 2017.
- ^ "UPR Union Populaire Républicaine – Actualité et info sur France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ YouTube, at 2 mn 10" (accessed on October 4th, 2014).
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "Arrêté du 31 mai 1985 portant affectation aux carrières des élèves de la promotion 1983-1985 de l'École nationale d'ndministration ayant terminé leur scolarité au mois de mai 1985 (élèves issus des concours externe et interne)". Journal officiel de la République française. Légifrance. 1 June 1985. p. 6089.
- Les Échos. 21 January 1994. p. 39. Archived from the originalon 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Le Monde.fr: Archives". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Laurent de Boissieu. "Rassemblement pour l'indépendance et la souveraineté de la France (RIF)". France-Politique.fr. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Ile-de-France. Paris (75)". Libération. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Popelard, Allan (2019-10-01). "Ces Français qui militent pour le " Frexit "". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Ça bouge à l'UMP". leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Démission remarquée à l'UMP". leparisien.fr. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Marie-Anne GAIRAUD (September 27, 2007). "Bertrand Delanoë bientôt dans les arrondissements..." Le Parisien.
- ^ "24 Heures". Le Parisien. December 22, 2007.
- ^ Benoît Hasse (February 26, 2008). "Panafieu malmenée dans son fief du XVIIe". Le Parisien.
- ^ "XVIIe: un divers droite jette l'éponge". Le Figaro. Agence France-Presse. February 21, 2008.
- ^ a b Béatrice Houchard (30 May 2013). "Trois recalés de la présidentielle en repêchage à Villeneuve-sur-Lot". Le Figaro. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Choq FM, "L'autre monde" (The other world), 14 February 2011
- ^ "Asselineau candidat à la présidentielle". leparisien.fr. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Les candidats à la présidentielle: Jacques Cheminade a ses 500 signatures, pas Corinne Lepage". La Tribune. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "François Asselineau, le candidat extrêmement "divers"". L'Opinion. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ J.Sch. "Villeneuve-sur-lot. L'UPR entre conquête et résistance". LaDépêche.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Ville de Villeneuve sur Lot - Election législative partielle: les résultats définitifs". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Asselineau (UPR) à Ermont". leparisien.fr. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Essonne: Les 'petits partis' partent à l'assaut des européennes". Essonne Info - Site d'actualité et d'information en Essonne. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Yann Thompson, Européennes: la galère des petits candidats, France Télévisions, 21 May 2014
- ^ "European Parliament Election Results". francetv info. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ a b François Asselineau fact sheet Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the French version of the magazine Slate, retrieved on 12 March 2012
- ^ a b c Asselineau, François (24 March 2012). "Les monnaies plurinationales finissent toujours par exploser". Causeur. Interviewed by Florentin Piffard. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 19 Feb 2023.
- ^ Qui est François Asselineau ? Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Valeurs actuelles, September 22d, 2014
- ^ Ève Moulinier, Le Dauphiné libéré, 12 February 2012, page 4
- Nord Éclair. Archived from the originalon 12 December 2013.
- ^ "François Asselineau : Positif au Covid-19, il ne participera pas aux manifestations contre l'extension du pass sanitaire".
- ^ "François Asselineau accusé de harcélement sexuel". Libération. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Deuxième plainte contre François Asselineau : "J'ai son corps sur moi. Ça dure une éternité"". Libération. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Face aux enquêteurs, François Asselineau et ses accusateurs maintiennent leurs versions". Le Monde. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "François Asselineau a été mis en examen pour harcèlement et agressions sexuelles". Le Monde. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.