Centrist Alliance
The Centrist Alliance (French: Alliance centriste) (AC) is a centrist[1] political party in France.
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| President | Philippe Folliot |
| Founded | 27 June 2009 |
| Preceded by | Rally the Centrists |
| Headquarters | 31, rue de Tournon Paris VI |
| Ideology | Centrism[1] Liberalism[1] Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
| Colours | Dark, Blue, and Orange |
| National Assembly | 2 / 577 |
| Senate | 9 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 74 |
| Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 0 / 101 |
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It was founded in June 2009 by Jean Arthuis, a former member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF)[2] and currently Member of European 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 the MoDem and the New Centre.
Because of Arthuis' high standing within the Centrist Union group in the French Senate, the AC has ten Senators but only two deputies.
Elected officials
- 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 of Morbihan. Thierry Benoit is general councillor in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Footnotes
- Nordsieck, 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 website Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- (in French) Centrist Alliance official website