François Asselineau
| François Asselineau | |
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| President of the Popular Republican Union | |
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Assumed office March 25, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | None - Party created |
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Municipal councillor for 19th arrondissement of Paris |
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In office 2001–2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Roger Madec |
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14 September 1957 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Popular Republican Union |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
HEC Paris École nationale d'administration |
| Occupation |
Civil Servant Politician |
| Profession |
Inspector General Business School professor |
| Website | http://www.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 Rally for France (RPF) and UMP before creating his own political party the Popular Republican Union (Union Populaire Républicaine or UPR). His movement promotes France's unilateral withdrawal from the European Union, the Eurozone and NATO.
Considered as a sovereigntist, Asselineau identifies neither with the right or left.Arrêt sur images described his background as "typical of a right wing énarque, bordering on the far-right". His views have also been described by many observers as conspiracy theories.
Asselineau has had a troubled relationship with the media, which he has repeatedly accused of "censorship". In his critique he includes , which has 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.
He ran in the 2017 French presidential election, presenting himself as the “Frexit candidate”.
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