Animalist Party

{{Infobox political party

|country = France

|name = Animalist Party

|native_name = Parti animaliste

|colorcode = {{party color|Animalist Party}}

|logo = Animalist Party.png

|logo_size = 200px

|leader =

|foundation = 14 March 2016

|ideology = Animal welfare
Animal rights

|position =

|membership = 2,000{{cite news|author=Joanne Saade|title=Après les législatives, le parti animaliste veut transformer l'essai|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2017/07/12/01002-20170712ARTFIG00114-apres-les-legislatives-le-parti-animaliste-veut-transformer-l-essai.php|newspaper=Libération|date=12 July 2017 |accessdate=18 September 2020}}

|membership_year = 2017

|headquarters = Vénissieux

|european = Animal Politics EU

|international =

|youth_wing =

|colours = {{color box|{{party color|Animalist Party}}}} Violet

|website = [https://parti-animaliste.fr/ parti-animaliste.fr]

}}

The Animalist Party ({{langx|fr|Parti animaliste}}) is a French political party focused on animal rights and against cruelty to animals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-detail-annonce/?q.id=id:201600131271|title=Détail d'une annonce |website= Associations — Journal Officiel|language=fr|accessdate=24 March 2023}}

History

For the 2022 French legislative election, the party presented 421 candidates in the first round of this election, with the primary objective not of obtaining seats but of highlighting the theme of the animal cause in France.{{Cite web |title=Législatives 2022. Coup de projecteur sur le parti Animaliste, présent dans presque toutes les circonscriptions de Bretagne |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/ille-et-vilaine/rennes/legislatives-2022-qui-sont-les-candidats-du-parti-animaliste-present-dans-presque-toutes-les-circonscriptions-de-bretagne-2549516.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=France 3 Bretagne |language=fr-FR}}

Election results

File:Affiches électorales législatives 2022.jpg in Val-de-Marne's 5th constituency]]

= National Assembly =

class="wikitable" ! Election year ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/−
2017 \| 63,637 \| 0.28 \| {{composition bar\|0\|577\|{{party color\|Animalist Party}}}} \| {{steady}}
2022{{Cite news \|date=2022-06-14 \|title=French legislative elections: Mixed results for the Parti Animaliste \|language=en \|work=Le Monde.fr \|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/06/14/french-legislative-elections-mixed-results-for-the-parti-animaliste_5986684_5.html \|access-date=2022-06-19}} \|255 712 \|1.12 \|{{composition bar\|0\|577\|{{party color\|Animalist Party}}}} \|{{steady}}

class="wikitable"

! Election year

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/−

2017

| 63,637

| 0.28

| {{composition bar|0|577|{{party color|Animalist Party}}}}

| {{steady}}

2022{{Cite news |date=2022-06-14 |title=French legislative elections: Mixed results for the Parti Animaliste |language=en |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/06/14/french-legislative-elections-mixed-results-for-the-parti-animaliste_5986684_5.html |access-date=2022-06-19}}

|255 712

|1.12

|{{composition bar|0|577|{{party color|Animalist Party}}}}

|{{steady}}

Any vote received brings in 1,42 € per year for the five years of the mandate. With its 63,637 votes, the animalist party has thus benefited from a total of 45,000 € in subsidies for the last five years. The money earned in 2022 is expected to be much higher.{{Cite web |title=Législatives 2022. Coup de projecteur sur le parti Animaliste, présent dans presque toutes les circonscriptions de Bretagne ? |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/ille-et-vilaine/rennes/legislatives-2022-qui-sont-les-candidats-du-parti-animaliste-present-dans-presque-toutes-les-circonscriptions-de-bretagne-2549516.html |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=France 3 Bretagne |language=fr-FR}}

= European Parliament =

class="wikitable"style="text-align:center"
Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/− ! EP Group
2019 \| rowspan="2" \|Hélène Thouy \| 490,074 \| 2.16 (#11) \| {{composition bar\|0\|79\|{{party color\|Animalist Party}}}} \| New \| rowspan="2" \|−
2024 \| 494,356 \| 2.01 (#10) \| {{composition bar\|0\|81\|{{party color\|Animalist Party}}}} \| {{steady}} 0

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Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/−

! EP Group

2019

| rowspan="2" |Hélène Thouy

| 490,074

| 2.16 (#11)