Mouvement National Républicain
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Mouvement National Républicain
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| Leader | Annick Martin |
| Founded | October 2, 1999 |
| Headquarters | 15 rue de Cronstadt 75015 Paris |
| Ideology |
French nationalism Neoconservatism National conservatism Social conservatism Anti-immigration Right-wing populism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue, White and Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
0 / 577
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| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 343
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
0 / 72
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| Website | |
| www.m-n-r.net | |
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Constitution of France Parliament; government; president |
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The National Republican Movement (Mouvement National Républicain or MNR) is a French nationalist political party, created by Bruno Mégret with former Club de l'Horloge alumni, Yvan Blot (also a member of GRECE) and Jean-Yves Le Gallou, as a split from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front on January 24, 1999.
Although some political observers have labeled the MNR as a "far-right" party, the MNR presents itself as classical liberal and nationalist. It opposes immigration, Islamisation, philo-Semitism and the European Union, but, unlike the National Front, supports free markets, deregulation, privatization and neoconservatism.
Mégret has tried in the past to distance himself from Le Pen's provocative statements, in particular concerning Holocaust denial. In 2001, a call for reconciliation between the two parties was endorsed by Roland Gaucher. Pierre Vial left the MNR in October 2001, Bruno Mégret having expressed solidarity with the US after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
Initially, Bruno Mégret was the chairman, with Serge Martinez vice-chairman, Jean-Yves Le Gallou, executive director and Franck Timmermans secretary-general. Other notable members of the party included Jean Haudry, Pierre Vial, Jean-Claude Bardet, Xavier Guillemot, Christian Bouchet and Maxime Brunerie. In 2000, the party had less than 5000 members, while its youth movement, the Movement National de la Jeunesse, headed by Philippe Schleiter, nephew of Robert Faurisson, had 1500 members. The student union Renouveau Etudiant had close ties with the MNR thanks to Pierre Vial. The party was initially known as the Front National-Mouvement National, but was forced to change its name to Mouvement National Républicain on October 2, 1999 after being sued by Le Pen for trademark infringement.
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