Jean-Paul Besset Europe Ecologie 2009-06-03

Jean-Paul Besset (born 1946 in

Chamalières Chamalières (; Auvergnat: ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,276 inhabitants (2019), Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. It lies adjacent to the west of Clermont ...

Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.Revolutionary Communist League (LCR), he stayed in the LCR for eleven years, from its launch in 1974 until 1985. As a founder of the

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coalition in 2008, he was selected to lead the

list in the

Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ...

constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. During the

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, his list receives 6,88% of the vote, down from the 13,58% of 2009, his party losing its only seat in the

constituency and his party going nationally from 12 in 2009 to 6 European seats after the elections. He leaves the party in January 2016 criticising «internal divisions and personal individualism».

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1946 births Living people People from Chamalières Revolutionary Communist League (France) politicians Europe Ecology – The Greens MEPs MEPs for Massif-central–Centre 2009–2014 {{France-MEP-stub