The Patriots (France)
The Patriots (French: Les Patriotes; LP) is a nationalist and hard Eurosceptic political party in France. It was founded by former Vice President of the Front National, Florian Philippot and registered on 29 September 2017.
Les Patriotes | |
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| Leader | Florian Philippot |
| Founded | 29 September 2017 |
| Split from | National Front |
| Headquarters | 122, rue des Rosiers, 93400 Saint-Ouen |
| Membership (2018) |  7,000[1] |
| Ideology | French nationalism Hard Euroscepticism[2] Souverainism Right-wing populism Gaullism Economic nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] to far-right[4][5] |
| European Parliament group | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| Colors | Orange |
| National Assembly | 1 / 577 |
| Senate | 0 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 74 |
| Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 0 / 101 |
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First Logo (until 2018)
Election results
European Parliament
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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| 2019 | 147,140 | 0.65 | 0 / 79 |
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References
- Béatrice Houchard (29 May 2018). "Européennes: les paris risqués de Florian Philippot". L'Opinion. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Florian Philippot a présenté la charte de son parti, Les Patriotes". Le Monde. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017..
- "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.
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