Royal Alliance (french: Alliance Royale, links=no, AR) is a French political party dedicated to the restoration of the monarchy in France and to increasing debate about the monarchy amongst the general public. The party was established in 2001 using the French symbol of the

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as a logo, which was originally used by the monarchy in pre-revolutionary France. The party is also marked by its

euroscepticism Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies, and seek refor ...

and seeks to re-establish a

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as an institution that identifies France within European culture.

Founding

The party was established in 2001 by

Yves-Marie Adeline Yves-Marie Adeline Soret de Boisbrunet (born March 24, 1960 in Poitiers, France) better known as Yves-Marie Adeline, is a French Catholic writer. He also was the founder and leader of the French political party, Alliance Royale. Life He is the f ...

as a popular channel seeking to connect with the public at large in order to widen the debate in France about monarchy, which is not a commonly discussed topic, and to encourage people to see the benefits of constitutional monarchy.

Ideology and policy

The party has established itself with the aim of "encouraging France to prepare her future within her institutions," i.e., the institution of monarchy. The party believes in the restoration of a monarchy as a constitutional body, , it does not specify any dynasty that it prefers. The party cites cultural identity within Europe as one reason for which to re-establish monarchy, and is thus markedly Eurosceptic, describing the European Union as a body of European states with common objectives and not as a political union or superstate.

Organisation

The party is split into regional groupings, with party activists in each region responsible for the promotion of the party and its cause.

References

External links

Official web site
Monarchist parties in France Conservative parties in France Political parties established in 2001 Far-right politics in France Reactionary 2001 establishments in France {{France-party-stub