Mouvement démocrate
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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 | 133 bis rue de l'Université 75007 Paris |
| Membership (2017) | 14,000 |
| Ideology |
Centrism Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Orange |
| National Assembly |
42 / 577
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| Senate |
6 / 348
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| European Parliament |
4 / 74
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| Presidency of Regional Councils |
0 / 17
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| Presidency of Departmental Councils |
1 / 101
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| Website | |
| mouvementdemocrate.fr | |
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. MoDem secured an agreement with En Marche! in the 2017 legislative election after Bayrou endorsed the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron in February. In June 2017, the MoDem and its MEPs were accused of potentially fictitious employment practices within the European Parliament . MoDem leader Francois Bayrou resigned on the 21st of June from his post as Justice Minister soon after he became embroiled in the fictitious employment scandals, as well as this he faced allegations of harassment against a journalist reporting on the scandal.
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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