The Patriots (French: Les Patriotes; LP) is a nationalist and hard Eurosceptic political party in France. Founded by former vice president of the Front National (FN) Florian Philippot, it was registered on 29 September 2017. The party strongly supports a French withdrawal from both the European Union (EU) and Eurozone.
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| President | Florian Philippot |
| Founded | 29 September 2017 |
| Split from | National Front |
| Headquarters | 122, Rue des Rosiers, 93400 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
| Membership (2021) |  22,000 |
| Ideology | French nationalism Hard Euroscepticism[1] Traditional Gaullism Right-wing populism Conspiracism[2] Anti-vaccination[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] to far-right[4][5] |
| Colours | Orange |
| National Assembly | 0 / 577 |
| Senate | 0 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 74 |
| Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 0 / 101 |
| Website | |
| les-patriotes | |
Gallery
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Philippot at the party's founding congress in Saint-Laurent-Blangy in 2018 -
First logo (until 2018)
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Election results
editEuropean Parliament
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
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| 2019 | Florian Philippot | 147,140 | 0.65 (#15) | 0 / 79
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New | − |
| 2024[a] | 228,351 | 0.93 (#13) | 0 / 81
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Florian Philippot a présenté la charte de son parti, Les Patriotes". Le Monde. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017..
- ^ a b Macé, Maxime; Plottu, Pierre. "Législatives: complotistes et anti-pass auront leurs candidats". Libération.
- ^ "Explained: how France's newest party is copying Farage in a bid for Frexit". Euronews. 20 February 2018.
- ^ Laurent de Boissieu. "Les Patriotes (LP)". france-politique.fr. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Les Patriotes: How Le Pen's ex-protégé hopes to win over French far right. France 24. Author – Louise Nordstorm. Published 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.