Democratic Movement (France)

The Mouvement démocrate ( MoDem; German Democratic Movement ) is a centrist - liberal political party in France, founded in May 2007 on the initiative of the politician François Bayrou.

Bayrou announced on 25 April 2007 after his good result in the 2007 presidential election, to want to inherit with the party establishment, the Union pour la démocratie française and to compete in the 2007 parliamentary elections. First, Bayrou had suggested the name Parti démocrate, but this was changed to Mouvement démocrate, because there is a little known Parti Démocrate in France.

Bayrou positioned the party as a combination of moderate left and moderate right and hoped to establish MoDem as alternative political force in France.

Substantive Profile

The values ​​of the Mouvement Démocrate are those of the humanism that puts people at the center of his actions. The Mouvement Démocrate committed to promoting Republican ideals and sustainable development through the establishment of a democratic responsibility in national, European and world politics, economic and social life.

The Mouvement Démocrate belongs to the European Democratic Party ( EDP) and in favor of greater European integration.

Election results

In the first round of the parliamentary election in 2007 the party won 7.6 percent of the vote in the final round she could bring three deputies to the National Assembly. 2012 accounted for in the first round only 2.3 percent of the votes MoDem. In the second round two mandates were won. Previously Bayrou had been able to achieve in the presidential election on April 22, 2012 9.1 percent ( first ballot), by 18.6 percent in 2007, a disappointing result.

Personalities

Member of Parliament

The Mouvement démocrate could send 2012 under the name Le Centre pour la France (CEN ) has two deputies to the National Assembly:

Senators

The following senators of the Senate include the Mouvement démocrate (as of May 2012):

  • Denis Badre ( Hauts -de- Seine)
  • Didier Borotra (Pyrénées - Atlantiques)
  • Yves Détraigne (Marne)
  • Adrien Giraud ( Mayotte )
  • Jacqueline Gourault ( Loir -et- Cher)
  • Jean -Jacques Jegou (Val -de- Marne)
  • Jean -Marie Vanlerenberghe ( Pas -de- Calais )

MEP

In the European elections in 2009 the party achieved 8.4 % of the vote in France ( turnout 40.63 % ) and provides the following members for the 2009-2014 term of the European Parliament:

In the 2004-2009 term, the party made ​​the following members:

  • Jean -Marie Beaupuy
  • Jean -Luc Bennahmias (former member of the French Green Party)
  • Nathalie Griesbeck
  • Anne Laperrouze
  • Bernard Lehideux
  • Philippe Morillon
  • Marielle de Sarnez

Other board members

  • Gilles Artigues (former MPs)
  • Didier Bariani (former MPs)
  • Azouz Begag (former Minister )
  • Anne -Marie Comparini (former MPs)
  • Éric Delhaye
  • Corinne Lepage ( former Environment Minister, President of CAP 21 )
  • Jean Peyrelevade

National spokesperson for the party since September 2010 Yann Ling weir.

Centrism BBC Le Monde
577385
de