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Democratic Movement Mouvement démocrate | |
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Abbreviation | MoDem |
President | François Bayrou |
Founder | François Bayrou |
Founded | 1 December 2007 |
Preceded by | Union for French Democracy |
Headquarters | 133 bis Rue de l'Université 75007 Paris |
Membership (2017) | ![]() |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
National affiliation | Ensemble |
European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
Colours | Orange |
National Assembly | 47 / 577 |
Senate | 5 / 348 |
European Parliament | 3 / 79 |
Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
Presidency of Departmental Councils | 1 / 95 |
Website | |
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The Democratic Movement (French: Mouvement démocrate, pronounced [muv.mɑ̃ de.mɔ.kʁat]; MoDem, [mɔ.dɛm]) is a centre[2][3][4][5] to centre-right[6][7] political party in France, whose main ideological trends are liberalism[8] and Christian democracy,[8] and that is characterised by a strong pro-Europeanist stance.[8] MoDem was established 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.[9] Initially named the Democratic Party (Parti démocrate), the party was renamed "Democratic Movement",[10] because there was already a small Democratic Party in France.[11]
MoDem secured an agreement with La République En Marche! (LRM) — later Renaissance (RE) — in the 2017 legislative election after Bayrou had endorsed the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron in February. The two parties have since been in alliance, as of late named Ensemble.