Centrist Alliance
Centrist Alliance Alliance centriste | |
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| President | Philippe Folliot |
| Founder | Jean Arthuis |
| Founded | 27 June 2009 |
| Preceded by | Rally the Centrists |
| Headquarters | 31, rue de Tournon Paris VI |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
| National affiliation | Ensemble Citoyens(Since 2021) La République En Marche!(Since 2017) Union of Democrats and Independents(2012 to 2017) |
| Colours | Dark, Blue, and Orange |
| National Assembly | 1 / 577 |
| Senate | 3 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 79 |
| Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 0 / 101 |
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TheCentrist Alliance(French:Alliance centriste) (AC) is acentrist[1]political partyinFrance.
It was founded in June 2009 byJean Arthuis,a former member of theUnion for French Democracy(UDF)[2]and currently Member ofEuropean parliament,where he also serves as chair of the Committee on Budgets.
The party is seen as a successor to Arthuis'Rally the Centrists(Rassembler les centristes) political association, whose main tenet was to re-create the UDF which was dissolved upon creation of theMoDemand theNew Centre.
Elected officials[edit]
- Members of the European parliament:Jean Arthuis
- Deputies:Thierry Benoit,Philippe Folliot
- Senators:Muguette Dini,Yves Détraigne,Françoise Férat,Adrien Giraud,Joseph Kergueris,Jean-Claude Merceron,Anne-Marie Payet,Daniel Soulage,François Zocchetto.[3]
In addition, Kergueris is President of the General Council ofMorbihan.Thierry Benoit is general councillor inIlle-et-Vilaine.
Leadership[edit]
- President:Jean Arthuis(2009–2016)
Philippe Folliot(2016–present)
Footnotes[edit]
- ^abcNordsieck, Wolfram (2017)."France".Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^"Jean Arthuis élu président d'" Alliance centriste ""(in French). Le Point.fr. 27 June 2009.
- ^(in French)List of AC parliamentarians on the Champagne-Ardenne federation websiteArchivedDecember 31, 2009, at theWayback Machine
External links[edit]
- (in French)Centrist Alliance official website
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