L'Après (, a

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for ''L'Association pour la République écologique et sociale,'' ) is a French

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political party. The party was founded on 12 July 2024 by dissidents from

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(LFI), some of whom were deselected ahead of the

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after over a year of feuding with LFI leader

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History

The party was founded by

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, Raquel Garrido, and

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; all but Autain and Garrido had been re-elected without the support of LFI, with Autain winning as an LFI candidate and Garrido being defeated by Aly Diouara, a

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candidate endorsed by the

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. Guillaume Ancelet, president of Picardie Debout, also supported the movement and is on the party's board. Picardie Debout's sole MP,

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, declined to join, though Corbière claimed that Ruffin "sponsors" the party. The party also counts

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deputy mayor Olivier Madaule as a supporter. Former La France Insoumise MP Pascale Martin, who was narrowly defeated at the 2024 election, also joined L'Après, resulting in her expulsion from LFI. The founders of the party had been considering forming a new movement since the

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. The founders claim to have been excluded from LFI in an "undemocratic fashion" and that they were " akingmatters into our own hands and contribute with all our strength to ensuring that the gathering of the left and the ecologists can grow and win in the country." The party also claimed to be "in service of the New Popular Front," the left-wing coalition which includes LFI. L'Après was described by ''

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'', quoting Simonnet, as "a collective open to all activists of the New Popular Front 'who are a little disoriented, and who are looking for a common home.'" At the announcement press conference, Corbière said that he would like to form a group with the

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and

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, but that if a joint group was unfeasible, they would chose between the two. The party's MPs ultimately chose to sit with the Ecologist Group.

Election results

Legislative

References

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