Democratic Movement (France)
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Democratic Movement
Mouvement démocrate |
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| Abbreviation | MoDem |
| Leader | François Bayrou |
| Founded | 1 December 2007 |
| Preceded by | Union for French Democracy |
| Headquarters |
133bis, rue de l'Université |
| Membership (2012) | 35,000 |
| Ideology |
Centrism Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
2 / 577
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| Seats in the Senate |
3 / 348
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
4 / 74
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| Seats in Regional Councils |
32 / 1,880
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| Website | |
| mouvementdemocrate.fr | |
133bis, rue de l'Université
The Democratic Movement (French: Mouvement démocrate French pronunciation: [muv.mɑ̃ de.mɔ.kʁat]; MoDem French: [mɔ.dɛm]) is a centristpolitical party in France, which is characterised by a strong pro-European stance. MoDem was founded by François Bayrou to succeed the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential election. Initially named the Democratic Party (Parti démocrate), the party was renamed "Democratic Movement", because there was already a small Democratic Party in France.
The MoDem traces its roots in the Union for French Democracy (UDF), centrist coalition/party active from 1978 to 2007.
Traditionally, the UDF had always supported centre-right governments since its creation by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The UDF aligned itself with the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) following its creation in 2002, and even took part in the government coalition in the Senate from 2002 to 2007, though it did not participate in the Cabinet (except for Gilles de Robien). However, during the second term of Jacques Chirac, the UDF became increasingly independent from the UMP. On the initiative of its leader François Bayrou, it eventually supported a censure motion along with the Socialist Party (PS).
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