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André Rougé
André Rougé (born 23 December 1961) is a French politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 and re-elected in 2024. Member of the National Rally, he is the party's national delegate for overseas France. He is also the founder and chairman of the influential think tank Les Horaces. According to Le Monde, he is a 'man in the shadow of Marine Le Pen's entourage'. He is seen as a likely minister in the event of an RN victory in France. Early life Education André Rougé studied law at the Paris-Panthéon-Assas University. He also received military training at the Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. Military and reporter For the next few years, he was a soldier in the 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment. Then, until 1986, he was a journalist-reporter. He covered the Sandinista rebellion of Nicaragua with the Miskitos and the Comandante Cero, Edén Pastora. Professional career After having held the positions of director of external r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPR (France)
The Rally for the Republic ( ; RPR ) was a Gaullism#Political legacy after de Gaulle, Gaullist and Conservatism in France, conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism, Gaullist politics. It was one of the two major parties in French politics, alongside the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party. On 21 September 2002, the RPR was merged into the Union for the Presidential Majority, later renamed the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). History The defense of the Gaullist identity against President Giscard d'Estaing (1976–1981) In 1974, the divisions in the Gaullist movement permitted the election of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to the Presidency of the French Republic. Representing the pro-European and pseudo-Orleanist centre-right, he was the first non-Gaullist to become head of state since the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |