Sandrine Mörch (born 13 November 1961) is a French journalist and politician of

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

(LREM) who served as a member of the

French National Assembly The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known a ...

from

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to 2022, representing the 9th constituency of the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

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Political career

In parliament, Mörch served as member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-British Parliamentary Friendship Group. In 2019, she became a member of the French delegation to the

Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (french: Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande; german: Deutsch-Französische Parlamentarische Versammlung, ''DFPV'') is a joint body of the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly formed to ...

. She lost her seat to

Christine Arrighi Christine Arrighi (born 19 September 1959) is a French politician from EELV (NUPES). She became the Member of Parliament for Haute-Garonne's 9th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. References See also * List of deputies ...

from EELV (

NUPES The New Ecological and Social People's Union (french: Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale, link=no, NUPES) is a left-wing alliance of political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022, the alliance includes La France Insoumise (LFI) ...

)in the

2022 French legislative election Legislative elections in France were held on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The elections took place following the 2022 French presidential election, which was held in A ...

Political positions

On immigration, Mörch is considered to be part of her parliamentary group's more liberal wing. In late 2019, she was among the critics of the government's legislative proposals on immigrations and instead join 17 LREM member who recommended, in particular, greater access to the labour market for migrants, but also "specific measures for collaboration with the authorities of safe countries, such as Albania and Georgia, in order to inform candidates for departure, in their country of origin, of what the asylum application really is." In 2020, Mörch was one of ten LREM members who voted against her parliamentary group's majority and opposed a much discussed security bill drafted by her colleagues

Alice Thourot Alice Thourot (born 12 October 1985 in Bar-le-Duc) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022 elections, representing Drôme's 2nd constituency. Political ...

and

Jean-Michel Fauvergue Jean-Michel Fauvergue (born 31 January 1957) is a French police commander and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Seine-et-Marne. Early ...

that helps, among other measures, curtail the filming of police forces.

Personal life

In March 2020, Mörch tested positive for

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References

External links

Assemblee Nationale.fr: Sandrine Mörch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morch, Sandrine 1961 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians 21st-century French women politicians Women members of the National Assembly (France) People from Issy-les-Moulineaux Politicians from Occitania (administrative region) French women journalists Members of Parliament for Haute-Garonne