The Democrats group
{{Short description|Majority centrist parliamentary group in France}}
{{Infobox parliamentary group
| name = The Democrats group
| native_name = Groupe Les Démocrates
| logo = DemsFrance.png
| color = {{party color|Democratic Movement (France)}}
| chamber = National Assembly
| legislature = 15th, 16th and 17th (Fifth Republic)
| foundation = 27 June 2017
| previous name = Democratic Movement and affiliated group (2017–2020)
Democratic Movement and affiliated democrats group (2020–2022)
Democratic, MoDem and Independents group (2022-2024)
| president = Marc Fesneau
| constituency = Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 2nd
| members = {{Composition bar|36|577|{{party color|Democratic Movement (France)}}}}
| ideology = Liberalism
}}
The Democrats group ({{langx|fr|Groupe Les Démocrates}}), known as the Democratic, MoDem and Independents group ({{langx|fr|Groupe démocrate, MoDem et indépendants}}) until 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly of France including representatives of the Democratic Movement (MoDem).
Formed following the 2017 legislative election, it is currently the fifth-largest group in the National Assembly.
History
After the rallying of MoDem leader François Bayrou to the presidential candidacy of Emmanuel Macron, supported by En Marche (later La République En Marche! and Renaissance), the party was reserved dozens of constituencies in the subsequent legislative election,{{cite news|title=Législatives: accord MoDem-En marche!|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/05/05/97001-20170505FILWWW00222-legislatives-accord-entre-modem-et-en-marche.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=5 May 2017|accessdate=25 June 2017}} hoping to secure at least 15 deputies, the number required to form a parliamentary group.{{cite news|author=Christophe Forcari|title=Pourquoi le Modem veut-il son propre groupe à l'Assemblée nationale ?|url=http://www.liberation.fr/elections-presidentielle-legislatives-2017/2017/05/10/pourquoi-le-modem-veut-il-son-propre-groupe-a-l-assemblee-nationale_1568635|newspaper=Libération|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=25 June 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519075453/http://www.liberation.fr/elections-presidentielle-legislatives-2017/2017/05/10/pourquoi-le-modem-veut-il-son-propre-groupe-a-l-assemblee-nationale_1568635|url-status=dead}} The party ultimately won 42 seats in the National Assembly.{{cite web|title=Elections législatives 2017|url=http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2017/FE.html|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
On 25 June 2017, Marc Fesneau was unanimously elected president of the MoDem parliamentary group by its 42 members.{{cite news|title=Marc Fesneau élu président du groupe MoDem à l'Assemblée nationale|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2017/06/25/01002-20170625ARTFIG00052-marc-fesneau-va-prendre-la-presidence-du-groupe-modem-a-l-assemblee-nationale.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=25 June 2017|accessdate=25 June 2017}} At the time of its official formation on 27 June, the parliamentary group had 47 deputies, including 4 associated members.{{cite web|title=Groupe du Mouvement démocrate et apparentés|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/15/les-groupes-politiques/groupe-du-mouvement-democrate-et-apparentes/(block)/42214|publisher=Assemblée nationale|accessdate=28 June 2017}}
File:Groupe du Mouvement démocrate et apparentés.png|First group logo, in use until 2020
File:Logotype du groupe Mouvement démocrate et démocrates apparentés.png|Second group logo, in use until 2022
File:Democrate Group.png|Previous group logo, in use until 2024
List of presidents
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Name ! Term start ! Term end !Constituency ! Notes |
| Marc Fesneau
| 25 June 2017 | 17 October 2018 |
| Patrick Mignola
| 17 October 2018 | 21 June 2022 | Lost his seat in the 2022 legislative election |
| Jean-Paul Mattei
| 28 June 2022 | 9 June 2024 | |
| Marc Fesneau
| 18 July 2024 | | |
Historical membership
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Year ! Seats ! Change ! Notes |
| 2017
| {{composition bar compact|47|577|{{party color|Democratic Movement (France)}}}} | {{increase}} 47 |
| 2022
| {{composition bar compact|48|577|{{party color|Democratic Movement (France)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{dead link|date=October 2022}} |
| 2024
|{{composition bar compact|36|577|{{party color|Democratic Movement (France)}}}} |{{Decrease}} 12 | |
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/static/tribun/trombinoscope/trombinoscope_complet.pdf Notices and portraits of deputies] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes2/modifications-a-la-composition-des-groupes Changes in the composition of groups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625072805/http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes2/modifications-a-la-composition-des-groupes |date=2017-06-25 }} {{in lang|fr}}
{{Political groups of the 15th legislature of the National Assembly of France}}
Category:National Assembly (France)