The Reformers (''Les Réformateurs'') is a

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and liberal faction within The Republicans, formerly called the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Social ...

(UMP). The Reformers supported

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and a

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. It is led by

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and most members of it come from

Liberal Democracy Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into diff ...

, a right-liberal party which merged into the UMP in 2002. Many of its members are also close supporters of

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

within the party.

Members

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* Jean Auclair *

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Marc Bernier Marc Bernier (born 19 April 1943 in Le Mans) was a member of the 13th National Assembly of France, until 19 June 2012. He represented the Mayenne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Move ...

* René Bouin * Loïc Bouvard *

Philippe Briand Philippe Briand (born 26 October 1960 in Tours) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, ...

* Jacques Briat *

Bernard Brochand Bernard Brochand (born 5 June 1938 in Nice) is a French politician who was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2001 to 2002. He represented the 8th constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes department, as a member of the Republicans ...

Chantal Brunel Chantal Brunel (born 9 September 1948) was the mayor of Bussy-Saint-Georges from 2014 until 2016. She was a member of the National Assembly of France until 2012. She represented the Seine-et-Marne department. She was a member of the Union for ...

* Dominique Caillaud * François Calvet * Bernard Carayon * Olivier Carré *

Luc Chatel Luc-Marie Chatel () (born on 15 August 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 20 ...

Gérard Cherpion Gérard Cherpion (; born 15 March 1948) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Vosges's 2nd constituency, and is a member of the Republicans. On 24 February 2022, he announced he would stand down at the 2022 Fre ...

Jean-Louis Christ Jean-Louis Christ (born 24 January 1951 in Ribeauvillé) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Haut-Rhin's 2nd constituency from 2002 to 2017. as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Bibliography * "Cél ...

Philippe Cochet Philippe Cochet (born 23 May 1961 in Lyon, Rhône) is a French politician. He has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2002, most recently re-elected in 2007 for the Rhône department. He is a member of the mainstream conserv ...

* Édouard Courtial *

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* Lucien Degauchy * Francis Delattre * Jean-Jacques Descamps *

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* Jacques Domergue *

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* Gérard Dubrac *

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* Daniel Fidelin *

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* Maurice Giro *

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* Claude Goasguen * François-Michel Gonnot *

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* François Goulard *

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* Arlette Grosskost * Louis Guédon * Jean-Jacques Guillet * Sébastien Huyghe * Édouard Jacque * Aimé Kergueris *

Pierre Lang Pierre Lang (born 13 June 1947 in Creutzwald) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Moselle department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Uni ...

* Marc Le Fur *

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* Jean-Claude Lenoir * Jean-Louis Léonard *

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* Daniel Mach *

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* Richard Mallié *

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* Fernand Siré *

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* Philippe Vitel *

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, the leader of Liberal Democracy and former deputy, was also a notable member of the club.

left the club in 2006.

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