The Renaissance group (french: groupe Renaissance), previously known as La République En Marche group (french: groupe La République en marche) is a

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in the

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including representatives of

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after the 2017 legislative elections.

History

On 24 June 2017,

Richard Ferrand Richard Ferrand (; born 1 July 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th const ...

was elected president of the group with 306 votes and two abstentions. On 27 June, the group voted to designate

François de Rugy François Henri Goullet de Rugy (; born 6 December 1973) is a French politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition from 2018 to 2019. Since 2007, he has repres ...

its candidate for the 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 Sophie Errante (born 22 July 1971) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2012 elections, representing the department of Loire-Atlantique, first as ...

, 54 for

Brigitte Bourguignon Brigitte Bourguignon (born 21 March 1959) is a French politician who briefly served as Minister of Solidarity and Health in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in 2022. A member of the Socialist Party (PS) before she joined La R� ...

, 32 for

Philippe Folliot Philippe Folliot (born 14 July 1963 in Albi, Tarn) is a French politician who serves as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Tarn department. He is the founder of the Centrist Alliance. Political career Ahead of the ...

, 2 blank votes, and 1 null vote.

Pacôme Rupin Pacôme Rupin (born 25 January 1985) is a French politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 7th constituency of Paris. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency covers the ...

Coralie Dubost Coralie Dubost (born 4 March 1983) is a French jurist and politician serving as the member of National Assembly for the 3rd constituency of Hérault between 2017 and 2022. She is a member of La République En Marche! (LREM). Accused of misma ...

Danièle Hérin Danièle Hérin (born 14 January 1947) is a French computer scientist and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Aude's 1st constituency. Political career ...

, and

Gilles Le Gendre Gilles Le Gendre (born 13 May 1958) is a French politician who presided over the La République En Marche group in the National Assembly from 2018 to 2020. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 legislative election in the 2nd con ...

were selected as the group's vice presidents;

Aurore Bergé Aurore Bergé (born 13 November 1986) is a French politician who has represented the 10th constituency of the Yvelines department in the National Assembly since 2017. A former member of The Republicans (LR), which she left to join La Républ ...

Stanislas Guerini Stanislas Guerini (born 14 May 1982) is a French politician who is serving as Minister of Public Transformation and Service in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. Prior to entering government, Guerini served as Execut ...

Olivia Grégoire Olivia Grégoire (born 30 September 1978) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who has been serving as Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Crafts and Tourism under President Emmanuel Macron since 2022. Grégoire previousl ...

, and

Hervé Berville Hervé Berville (born 15 January 1990) is a French economist and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as State Secretary for the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. From 2017 to ...

as spokespersons; and

Guillaume Gouffier-Cha Guillaume Gouffier-Cha (born 1 February 1986) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Val-de-Marne. ...

and

Stéphanie Do Stéphanie Do (born 20 December 1979) is a French politician and a member of La République En Marche!. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 10th constituency of department of Seine-et-Marne, under ...

as treasurers. De Rugy was elected president of the National Assembly the same day, and former

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also announced his intention to leave the

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and seek to affiliate with the LREM parliamentary group. At the time of its formation on 27 June, the LREM parliamentary group included 313 deputies, including 4 associated members.

later joined the group as an associated member. On 5 September,

M'jid El Guerrab M'jid El Guerrab (born 25 April 1983) is a French politician of the Radical Movement (MR) who served as a member of the National Assembly since 19 June 2017, representing the 9th district of French people living abroad, which includes the Maghreb ...

quit the group and party after his assault of Socialist Boris Faure. On 16 November, the

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annulled the election of deputy Isabelle Muller-Quoy on 16 November 2017 under article L.O. 132 of the electoral code, and a

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will subsequently be held in the constituency in 2018 to fill the vacant seat. 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. On 8 December, the constitutional council annulled the election of

Lénaïck Adam Lénaïck Adam (19 February 1992) is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who was a member of the National Assembly from 2018 until 2022, representing department of French Guiana. Early life Adam was born on 19 February 1992, in Saint-Lauren ...

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under article R42 of the electoral code, and a

will also be held in this constituency as a result. The invalidation of the election of Ramlati Ali on 19 January 2018 triggered another

, as was the case in the

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, where the invalidation of the election of

Samantha Cazebonne Samantha Cazebonne (born 10 August 1971) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who currently serves as a Senator. She was formerly member of the National Assembly for the fifth constituency for French residents overseas, w ...

triggered another

List of presidents

Historical membership

References

External links

Notices and portraits of deputies

Changes in the composition of groups
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History

List of presidents

Historical membership

See also

References

External links