The Together for the Republic Group (French: Groupe Ensemble pour la République), previously La République En Marche group (French: Groupe La République en marche) until 2022 and as Renaissance Deputies until 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly of France including representatives of Renaissance (formerly La République En Marche!). It was formed following the 2017 legislative election.
Together for the Republic Group Groupe Ensemble pour la République | |
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| Chamber | National Assembly |
| Legislature(s) | 15th (Fifth Republic) 16th (Fifth Republic) |
| Foundation | 27 June 2017 |
| Member parties | |
| President | Gabriel Attal |
| Constituency | Hauts-de-Seine's 10th |
| Vice presidents | Pacôme Rupin Coralie Dubost Danièle Hérin Gilles Le Gendre (all formerly) |
| Spokesperson | Stanislas Guerini Olivia Grégoire Hervé Berville Aurore Bergé (all formerly) |
| Treasurer | Guillaume Gouffier-Cha Stéphanie Do (all formerly) |
| Representation | 99 / 577 |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
In the 2022 legislative election, which resulted in a hung parliament, the group lost 141 seats from its original 313 seats. It remains the largest group in the National Assembly under the 16th legislature of the Fifth Republic.
History
editOn 24 June 2017, Richard Ferrand was elected La République En Marche group president with 306 votes and two abstentions.[1] On 27 June, the group voted to designate François de Rugy its candidate for the office of President of the National Assembly, to be elected later that day; with a total of 301 votes cast, he collected 153 against 59 for Sophie Errante, 54 for Brigitte Bourguignon, 32 for Philippe Folliot, 2 blank votes and 1 null vote. Pacôme Rupin, Coralie Dubost, Danièle Hérin and Gilles Le Gendre were selected as the group's initial vice presidents; Aurore Bergé, Stanislas Guerini, Olivia Grégoire and Hervé Berville as spokespersons; and Guillaume Gouffier-Cha and Stéphanie Do as treasurers. De Rugy was elected President of the National Assembly the same day; former Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced his intention to leave the Socialist Party and seek to affiliate with the LREM parliamentary group.[2]
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Previous logo of the group from 2017 to 2022, when it was named Groupe La République En Marche -
Alternate logo of the group since 2022 -
Logo of the group from 2022 to 2024 -
Logo of the group in 2024, prior to its renaming
At the time of its formation on 27 June, the LREM parliamentary group included 313 deputies, including 4 associated members.[3] Manuel Valls later joined the group as an associated member.[4] On 5 September, M'jid El Guerrab left the group and party after his physical assault of Socialist Boris Faure.[5]
On 16 November, the Constitutional Council nullified the election of deputy Isabelle Muller-Quoy on 16 November 2017 under article L.O. 132 of the electoral code; a by-election was subsequently held in her constituency in 2018 to fill the vacant seat.[6] After his exclusion from The Republicans and subsequent adhesion to La République En Marche!, Thierry Solère left the Constructives group for the La République En Marche group.[7] On 8 December, the Constitutional Council nullified the election of Lénaïck Adam in French Guiana's 2nd constituency under article R42 of the electoral code; a by-election was held in his constituency as a result.[8] The nullification of the election of Ramlati Ali in Mayotte's 1st constituency on 19 January 2018 triggered another by-election,[9] as was the case in the 5th constituency for French residents overseas, where the nullification of the election of Samantha Cazebonne triggered another by-election.[10]
List of presidents
edit| Name | Term start | Term end | Constituency | Notes |
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| Richard Ferrand | 24 June 2017 | 12 September 2018 | Finistère's 6th | Left the group presidency upon his election as President of the National Assembly[1] |
| Gilles Le Gendre | 12 September 2018 | 10 September 2020 | Paris's 2nd | |
| Christophe Castaner | 10 September 2020 | 21 June 2022 | Alpes de Haute-Provence's 2nd | Lost his seat in the 2022 legislative election |
| Aurore Bergé | 21 June 2022 | 20 July 2023 | Yvelines's 10th | Replaced ad interim by group vice president Sylvain Maillard during her maternity leave in November 2022, relinquished the group presidency upon her appointment as Minister in the 2023 French government reshuffle |
| Sylvain Maillard | 24 July 2023 | 9 June 2024 | Paris's 1st | |
| Gabriel Attal | 5 September 2024 | present | Hauts-de-Seine's 10th |
Historical membership
edit| Year | Seats | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 313 / 577 |
 313
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[3] |
| 2022 | 172 / 577 |
 141
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| 2024 | 99 / 577 |
73
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See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "L'ex-ministre Richard Ferrand élu président du groupe La République en marche à l'Assemblée". franceinfo. Agence France-Presse. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "En direct : Mélenchon élu à la tête du groupe de La France insoumise à l'Assemblée". Le Monde. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Groupe La République en Marche". Assemblée nationale. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Quelle place pour Manuel Valls, député apparenté au groupe REM ?". Europe 1. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Le député M'jid El Guerrab démissionne de La République en marche". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Législatives : le Conseil constitutionnel annule l'élection d'une députée LREM du Val d'Oise". franceinfo. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "A l'Assemblée, les Constructifs laissent place à "UDI, Agir et Indépendants"". L'Express. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Décision n° 2017-5091 AN du 8 décembre 2017". Conseil constitutionnel. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ David Ponchelet (19 January 2018). "Le Conseil Constitutionnel annule l'élection de la députée de Mayotte Ramlati Ali". Outre-Mer 1ère. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Les élections d'une députée LREM et d'un élu de Wallis et Futuna annulées". Europe 1. Agence France-Presse. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links
edit- Notices and portraits of deputies (in French)
- Changes in the composition of groups (in French)