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Ecology Democracy Solidarity () was a
centre-left Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commo ...
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in the
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. It was formed in May 2020 by members of
La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 2022 ...
, a
liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist. * An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
parliamentary group. After losing three members in the span of two months, the group was forcibly dissolved in October 2020 because it didn’t have enough members. It then became
The New Democrats The New Democrats (, ; LND) was a centre-left social liberal French political party that held pro-European views founded 16 December 2020 by parliamentarians elected in 2017 under the label of La République en Marche!. It was co-chaired by MPs ...
.


History

On 8 May 2020, Ecology Democracy Solidarity was announced as a new parliamentary group, planned to launch on 1 June 2020. At the time, it was said to have 58 members, but the anticipated number fell to 20 after intense pressure on potential defectors to stay in the La République En Marche group. The group was officially formed on 19 May 2020 with 17 deputies, seven of which directly defected from La République En Marche! whereas nine had previously left it or been expelled from it.
Delphine Batho Delphine Batho (; born 23 March 1973 in Paris) is a French politician of Ecology Generation who has been serving as member of the National Assembly. She is a former Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. As a candidate in the 2 ...
, president of
Ecology Generation Ecology Generation () is one of the four green parties in France, along with The Ecologists (), the Independent Ecological Movement (), and Cap Écologie. Founded in 1990 by Brice Lalonde, Environment Minister, upon the suggestion of President ...
and first elected as a
Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
deputy, also joined the group. The party's co-presidents were announced as Paula Forteza and
Matthieu Orphelin Matthieu Orphelin (; born 3 December 1972) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing Maine-et-Loire. Early life and education Orphelin is an engineer at the École centrale ...
, with
Cédric Villani Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani (; born 5 October 1973) is a French politician and mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he ...
and
Delphine Batho Delphine Batho (; born 23 March 1973 in Paris) is a French politician of Ecology Generation who has been serving as member of the National Assembly. She is a former Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. As a candidate in the 2 ...
serving as vice-presidents. Although La République En Marche! held a 313 deputies and a majority in the National Assembly after the
2017 French legislative election Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 Member of Parliament (France), members of the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Rep ...
, previous defections had reduced their numbers and the formation of Ecology Democracy Solidarity left La République En Marche! with 288 seats, one short of a majority, although the governing coalition still held a majority. The group said it would be "independent" and sit "neither in the majority nor in the opposition". After the departure of
Sabine Thillaye Sabine Thillaye (born 18 May 1959) is a French-German entrepreneur and politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the departement of Indre-et-Loire. She ...
to
MoDem The Democratic Movement (, ; MoDem ) is a centre to centre-right political party in France, whose main ideological trends are liberalism and Christian democracy, and that is characterised by a strong pro-Europeanist stance. MoDem was establis ...
and Martine Wonner to the
Liberties and Territories Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (, LIOT), formerly Liberties & Territories (, LT), is a Big tent, catch-all parliamentary group in the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly. It was formed on 17 October 2018, with ...
(LT) group, membership was down to 15 deputies, the minimum number for a National Assembly group.
Jennifer de Temmerman Jennifer de Temmerman (born 16 February 1977) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, where she represented the 15th constituency of the Nord. Early life and education Born 16 February 19 ...
announced her departure for LT on 16 October 2020. With insufficient deputies, the group was dissolved on 17 October 2020, and the remaining members were ''de facto'' independents (French: '
non-inscrits Non-attached members, also known by the French term (, NI), are members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who do not belong to one of the recognised political groups, which as May 2025 consisted of 8 groups ranging between far-left and fa ...
').
The New Democrats The New Democrats (, ; LND) was a centre-left social liberal French political party that held pro-European views founded 16 December 2020 by parliamentarians elected in 2017 under the label of La République en Marche!. It was co-chaired by MPs ...
was founded in December 2020.


Policy

The group launched with a 15-point manifesto, covering several green issues and inequality. Policies included a €5bn of funding for local authorities to use on green or social projects,
tax reform Tax reform is the process of changing the way taxes are collected or managed by the government and is usually undertaken to improve tax administration or to provide economic or social benefits. Tax reform can include reducing the level of taxati ...
and the possible restoration of France's wealth tax, a
universal basic income Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to perform Work (hu ...
, protection of animal rights, a constitutional commitment to climate preservation and biodiversity, compulsory
paternity leave Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave ...
and the "reshoring" of industries in France and Europe.


Historical membership


Members

The group's members were: * Delphine Bagarry *
Delphine Batho Delphine Batho (; born 23 March 1973 in Paris) is a French politician of Ecology Generation who has been serving as member of the National Assembly. She is a former Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. As a candidate in the 2 ...
*
Émilie Cariou Émilie Cariou (; born 14 October 1971) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly for Meuse's 2nd constituency from 2017 to 2022. She was elected as a member of La République En Marche!, but left the party an ...
* Annie Chapelier *
Guillaume Chiche Guillaume Chiche (born 30 March 1986) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Deux-Sèvres. He was considered a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron. He was elect ...
*
Yolaine de Courson Yolaine de Courson (born 14 July 1954) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Côte-d'Or. She was elected as a member of La République En Marche!, but left ...
* Paula Forteza *
Albane Gaillot Albane Gaillot (; born 7 July 1971) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, where she represented the 11th constituency of Val-de-Marne. From 2016 until 2019, she was a member of La Répub ...
*
Hubert Julien-Laferrière Hubert Julien-Laferrière (born 27 February 1966) is a French economist and politician. As member of La République En Marche! (REM), he was elected to the National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Rhône. He was then re- ...
*
Sébastien Nadot Sébastien Nadot (born 8 July 1972 in Fleurance (Gers)), is a French historian, writer and politician. In the 2017 elections, he was elected as a member of La République En Marche! to the French National Assembly, representing the department ...
*
Matthieu Orphelin Matthieu Orphelin (; born 3 December 1972) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing Maine-et-Loire. Early life and education Orphelin is an engineer at the École centrale ...
*
Aurélien Taché Aurélien Taché (; born 26 May 1984) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Val-d'Oise. He was elected in 2017 as a member of La République En Marche! (LREM) but ...
*
Jennifer de Temmerman Jennifer de Temmerman (born 16 February 1977) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, where she represented the 15th constituency of the Nord. Early life and education Born 16 February 19 ...
*
Sabine Thillaye Sabine Thillaye (born 18 May 1959) is a French-German entrepreneur and politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the departement of Indre-et-Loire. She ...
*
Frédérique Tuffnell Frédérique Tuffnell (born 29 June 1956) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Charente-Maritime. From 2017 until 2020, she was a member of La République ...
*
Cédric Villani Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani (; born 5 October 1973) is a French politician and mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he ...
* Martine Wonner


References

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