The Renaissance group (french: groupe Renaissance), previously known as La République En Marche group (french: groupe La République en marche) is a
parliamentary group
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Parliamenta ...
in the
National Assembly of France
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including representatives of
Renaissance
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after the
2017 legislative elections.
History
On 24 June 2017,
Richard Ferrand
Richard Ferrand (; born 1 July 1962) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as President of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He had served as a member of the National Assembly for Finistère's 6th consti ...
was elected president of the group with 306 votes and two abstentions.
On 27 June, the group voted to designate
François de Rugy
François Henri Goullet de Rugy (; born 6 December 1973) is a French politician who served as President of the National Assembly from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition from 2018 to 2019.
Since 2007, he has repres ...
its candidate for the
president of the National Assembly, to be elected later that day; with a total of 301 votes cast, he collected 153 against 59 for
Sophie Errante, 54 for
Brigitte Bourguignon, 32 for
Philippe Folliot
Philippe Folliot (born 14 July 1963 in Albi, Tarn) is a French politician who serves as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Tarn department. He is the founder of the Centrist Alliance.
Political career
Ahead of the ...
, 2 blank votes, and 1 null vote.
Pacôme Rupin,
Coralie Dubost,
Danièle Hérin
Danièle Hérin (born 14 January 1947) is a French computer scientist and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Aude's 1st constituency.
Political career
Af ...
, and
Gilles Le Gendre were selected as the group's vice presidents;
Aurore Bergé,
Stanislas Guerini,
Olivia Grégoire, and
Hervé Berville
Hervé Berville (born 15 January 1990) is a French economist and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as State Secretary for the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. From 2017 to 2 ...
as spokespersons; and
Guillaume Gouffier-Cha
Guillaume Gouffier-Cha (born 1 February 1986) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Val-de-Marne.
E ...
and
Stéphanie Do
Stéphanie Do (born 20 December 1979) is a French politician and a member of La République En Marche!. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 10th constituency of department of Seine-et-Marne, under ...
as treasurers. De Rugy was elected president of the National Assembly the same day, and former
Prime Minister
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Manuel Valls
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also announced his intention to leave the
Socialist Party
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and seek to affiliate with the LREM parliamentary group.
At the time of its formation on 27 June, the LREM parliamentary group included 313 deputies, including 4 associated members.
Manuel Valls
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later joined the group as an associated member. On 5 September,
M'jid El Guerrab quit the group and party after his assault of Socialist Boris Faure.
On 16 November, the
Constitutional Council annulled the election of deputy
Isabelle Muller-Quoy on 16 November 2017 under article L.O. 132 of the electoral code, and a
by-election
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will subsequently be held in the constituency in 2018 to fill the vacant seat. After his exclusion from the Republicans and subsequent adhesion to La République En Marche, Thierry Solère left the
constructives group for the La République En Marche group. On 8 December, the constitutional council annulled the election of
Lénaïck Adam in
French Guiana's 2nd constituency
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under article R42 of the electoral code, and a
by-election
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will also be held in this constituency as a result. The invalidation of the election of
Ramlati Ali
Ramlati Ali (born 28 May 1961) is a French politician who served as Member of Parliament for Mayotte's 1st constituency from 2018 to 2022. She was elected as a Socialist candidate in a 2018 by-election but sits in the En Marche group in the Nat ...
on 19 January 2018 triggered another
by-election
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, as was the case in the
fifth constituency for French residents overseas, where the invalidation of the election of
Samantha Cazebonne triggered another
by-election
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.
List of presidents
Historical membership
See also
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La République En Marche group (Senate)
The Rally of Democrats, Progressive and Independent Group (french: Groupe Rassemblement des démocrates, progressistes et indépendants), formerly known as La République En Marche group (french: groupe La République en marche), is a parliamentar ...
References
External links
Notices and portraits of deputies
Changes in the composition of groups
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La République En Marche!