Solidary Republic (''République solidaire'', RS) is a

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launched by

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, a former

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, on 18 June 2010. The party was set up as the vehicle through which Villepin hoped to contest the

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in competition with his rival

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. Both Villepin and Sarkozy hailed from the

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(UMP). The party was joined, among others, by three former ministers (

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, Azouz Begag,

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), nine deputies (

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, Marc Bernier, Daniel Garrigue, Guy Geoffroy,

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1958 b ...

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) and one senator (

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). Most of its parliamentarians were members of the UMP and its parliamentary group, blurring the difference between RS and UMP. In November 2010 Marie-Anne Montchamp, the party's spokesperson, was appointed by Sarkozy to serve in

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's third government in a move that was meant to undermine RS. The party did not agree with Montchamp's choice and dismissed her as party spokesperson. In 2011, Daniel Garrigue and Jean-Luc Warsmann left RS. Villepin announced his bid for the

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in December 2011, but his candidacy in 2012 was unsuccessful because he failed to secure the necessary endorsements from elected officials.http://www.leparisien.hxwin.info/election-presidentielle-2012/candidats/dominique-de-villepin.php Almost all of its deputies subsequently retired or lost reelection in the 2012 legislative elections, only Guy Geoffroy (

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) was returned. The party still exists but appears dormant.

Leadership

*President:

(2010–present) *Secretary-General:

(2010–2011), Marc Bernier (2011–present) *Spokesperson:

(2010), Daniel Garrigue (2010–2011),

(2011–present)

Elected officials

*Deputies: Guy Geoffroy (

) *Senators:

(

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)

References

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