The Democratic European Force (''Force européenne démocrate'', FED) is a

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

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founded in July 2012 by Jean-Christophe Lagarde and other dissidents of the

New Centre The Centrists (french: Les Centristes, LC), formerly known as New Centre (''Nouveau Centre'', NC) and European Social Liberal Party (''Parti Social Libéral Européen'', PSLE), is a centre-right political party in France formed by the members of ...

who opposed

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's leadership. It is a member of the

Union of Democrats and Independents The Union of Democrats and Independents (french: Union des démocrates et indépendants, UDI) is a Centrism, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right list of political parties in France, political party in France and former Electoral alliance ...

.Centre : un nouveau parti créé
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'', July 10, 2012.

Elected officials

* Deputies: Jean-Christophe Lagarde,

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and

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*Senators:

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Hervé Marseille Hervé Marseille (born 20 August 1954) is a French politician and Senate (France), Senator. References

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Michel Mercier Michel Mercier (born 7 March 1947) is a French politician and who served as Minister of Justice from 2010 until 2012. After studying law and graduation from Jean Moulin University Law school and the Lyon IEP, he taught finance and local gove ...

and

Yves Pozzo di Borgo Yves Pozzo di Borgo (born 3 May 1948) is a French politician, born in Ajaccio, Corsica. He was a member of the Senate of France from 2004 to 2017, representing the city of Paris for the Centrist Union. Political career In parliament, Pozzo di Bo ...

*Presidents of General Councils:

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(

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References

External links

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