Movement for France


























































Mouvement pour la France
Leader
Philippe de Villiers
Founded
1994
Headquarters
16 bis avenue de la Motte-Picquet - 75007 Paris
Ideology
National conservatism[1]
Social conservatism[1]
Souverainism
Soft Euroscepticism
Political position
Right-wing
European affiliation
Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy (2011–2015)
International affiliation
None
European Parliament group
Europe of Freedom and Democracy (2009–2014)
Colours
Blue
National Assembly

0 / 577


Senate

0 / 348


European Parliament

0 / 74


Website

www.pourlafrance.fr/


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Constitution of France
Parliament; government; president

The Movement for France (French: Mouvement pour la France; French pronunciation: ​[muvmɑ̃ puʁ laˈfʁɑ̃s]), abbreviated to MPF, is a French conservative and soft Eurosceptic political party, founded on 20 November 1994, with a marked regional stronghold in the Vendée. It is led by Philippe de Villiers, once communications minister under Jacques Chirac.


The party is considered Eurosceptic, though not to the extent of seeking to secede from the Union. In this way it contrasts with some other mainstream eurosceptic parties such as the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The MPF resists increases in European integration and campaigned successfully for a "no" vote in the French referendum of 2005 on the proposed European Constitution.


It is also strongly opposed to the possible admission of Turkey into the European Union and to what it sees as the Islamisation of France.


The party was a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential majority, which gathers the allies of the ruling party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Popular support and electoral record


    • 2.1 Presidential


    • 2.2 Legislative


    • 2.3 European Parliament




  • 3 Media opinion


  • 4 Ideology


    • 4.1 European Union


    • 4.2 Economy


    • 4.3 Internal issues




  • 5 Elected officials


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





History


Founded in 1994, the party nominated Philippe de Villiers as candidate in the 1995 presidential election. He obtained over a million votes and 4.74% of the popular vote, but failed to pass 5%.


In the 1997 legislative election, the MPF joined forces with the National Centre of Independents and Peasants as La Droite Indépendante (LDI). Philippe de Villiers was re-elected, as was one of his allies, who nonetheless left the party soon thereafter.


It contested the 1999 European Parliamentary elections in alliance with the Rassemblement pour la France (RPF) of Charles Pasqua, the combination winning 13 seats, surpassing Nicolas Sarkozy's Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) list. The MPF formed an alliance with the RPF, but Villiers fell out with Pasqua the following year. Standing by itself in the 2004 European elections, the MPF obtained 7.6% of the popular vote and returned three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The party was a member of the Independence and Democracy group in the European Parliament.


Villiers declared his candidacy for the 2007 presidential election and appointed a secretary-general, Guillaume Peltier, then ranked second in the party. He ranked sixth out of twelve candidates, obtaining 2.23% (818,407 votes), down almost 2% from his previous candidacy in 1995. His best scores came in Pays-de-la-Loire with 4.99% and Poitou-Charentes with 3.58%. Unlike in 1995, he failed to win in his department of Vendée, where he obtained 11.28% (over 20% in 1995).




Old logo of the MPF


In the 2007 legislative election, MPF candidates ran nationwide, but only one candidate was elected - Véronique Besse in Vendée's 4th constituency by the first round. Former MPF member Joël Sarlot was also elected by the first round in the Vendée's 5th constituency. Sarlot subsequently lent support to the victorious Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in the National Assembly. Sarlot's election was invalidated in 2007 and Dominique Souchet, a Villierist won the ensuing by-election easily. Other candidates, mostly in the south of France obtained important scores. Jacques Bompard, in the 4th constituency of Vaucluse won over 20%.


In the 2009 European Parliament election, the party ran with Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition under the umbrella of the Libertas political movement led by Irish businessman Declan Ganley. It won 4.8% and only Philippe de Villiers was re-elected: Patrick Louis was defeated. The MPF was the only Libertas affiliated party throughout the whole of the European Union to elect MEPs in 2009. The party was member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group during the 7th European Parliament.


In August 2009, Philippe de Villiers announced that the MPF would join the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority, which co-ordinates the member parties of the majority supporting the policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy.[2]



Popular support and electoral record


The MPF has little electoral clout and most of its support is concentrated in Philippe de Villiers' department of Vendée, his electoral stronghold. While most of his support comes from his status as a favourite son, Vendée is also a strongly Traditionalist Catholic department which maintains a sense of pride in the monarchist counter-revolution and the Chouans during the French Revolution. In the 2009 European election, Villiers' list won the department with 32.96%[3] while polling only 4.8% nationally. In the 2004 European election the MPF won 38.63%[4] and it won 31.9% in the 1999 elections and 34.75% in 1994. However, the MPF is weaker in the department in national elections - such as presidential votes. Philippe de Villiers, who had won 22.02% in his department in the 1995 presidential election (he also got first place) came in fourth place with 11.28% in the 2007 presidential election. His electoral base in the department is his constituency - Vendée's 4th constituency - in which he consistently does better than in the department as a whole.[5]


His influence is waning: through considered to be pro-EU in general, the department voted against the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 due to Villiers' influence, but it voted for the European Constitution in 2005. It was the only department to switch between a NO vote in 1992 and a YES vote in 2005.


The MPF is also strong in other departments, mostly those neighboring Vendée. In 2009, for example, Villiers' list won 14.26% in the Deux-Sèvres, a department which is also strongly Catholic. It also won 12.36% in Charente-Maritime, 10.39% in Maine-et-Loire, 9.79% in Charente, 9.29% in Vienne and 8.56% in Loire-Atlantique. Due to Jacques Bompard, it also polled 6.40% in the southeastern Vaucluse department.



Presidential































President of the French Republic
Election year
Candidate
# of 1st round votes
% of 1st round vote
# of 2nd round votes
% of 2nd round vote

1995

Philippe de Villiers
1,443,235
4.74%



2007

Philippe de Villiers
818,407
2.23%




Legislative































French National Assembly
Election year
# of 1st round votes
% of 1st round vote
# of seats

1997
606,355
2.38%
2

2002
202,831
0.80%
1

2007
312,581
1.20%
2


European Parliament





































European Parliament
Election year
Number of votes
% of overall vote
# of seats won

1994
2,404,105
12.34%[6]
13[7]

1999
2,304,285
13.05%[6]
6[7]

2004
1,145,839
6.67%
3[8]

2009
826,357
4.80%[9]
1


Media opinion


The MPF and Villers, mostly due to their views on Islam and Muslim immigration, have been labeled in world news media such as CNN, Der Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and The San Francisco Chronicle as "far right".[10][11][12][13][14]



Ideology


The MPF is a souverainist party which supports the national independence of France within a Europe "of peoples and co-operation". Unlike the United Kingdom Independence Party, it does not support France's withdrawal from the EU but rather a massive overhaul of it. The MPF is a strong critic of what it sees as excessive bureaucracy and technocracy in the EU. Its various proposals include:



European Union



  • Restore the rule of national law over EU law.

  • Ceasing negotiations over the accession of Turkey to the European Union, and begin a process of privileged partnership with Turkey and other Mediterranean countries.

  • Allow the countries of Europe to form their own, independent foreign policies.

  • Follow a policy of respect of national borders and control of immigration.

  • Put the national Parliaments in the middle of European construction and giving them veto power on the vital interests of the people which they represent.

  • Put the European Union and the euro at the service of the growth and employment.

  • Found a European preference for industry and the services, as for agriculture.

  • Opposition to the Lisbon Treaty and halting the ratification process.

  • Draft a "fundamental treaty" of the European Union based on a free association of independent nations and peoples.



Economy



  • Establishing a "European protectionism" with tariffs on external imports. Within France, it is more neoliberal supporting lower taxes to encourage the growth of industries within France.

  • End the 35-hour workweek

  • Liberalization of the fixed retirement age (60)

  • maximum rate of taxation at 38%

  • Repealing the Solidarity tax on wealth (ISF)



Internal issues



  • Referendum on the re-establishment of the death penalty

  • Forbid the wearing of the hijab in public.

  • Establishing a moratorium on constructing mosques in France.

  • Abolition of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM)

  • Opposition to same-sex marriage: constitutional amendment establishing marriage as between a man and a woman

  • The party supports alternatives to abortion though it does not support forbidding it



Elected officials




  • Deputies: Véronique Besse, Dominique Souchet (Non-Inscrits)


  • Senators: Bruno Retailleau, Philippe Darniche (RASNAG)


  • MEPs: Philippe de Villiers (EFD)


The MPF currently controls one general council, that of Vendée, where Villiers serves as President of the General Council. It has 10 general councillors in Vendée in addition to one in the Morbihan (Quiberon), one in the Meuse (Charny-sur-Meuse) and two in the Vaucluse (Orange). It claims 5 regional councillors, most of which were elected on FN lists in 2004.



See also



  • List of political parties in France

  • Politics of France



References





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  2. ^ "Philippe de Villiers explique les raisons de son ralliement à l'UMP".


  3. ^ "Ministry of the Interior results page".


  4. ^ "Ministry of the Interior results page".


  5. ^ "Results on the CDSP website". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.


  6. ^ ab Results of the Rally for France-MPF common list


  7. ^ ab The RPF-MPF list won 13 MEPs, of which 6 were members of the MPF


  8. ^ Including Paul-Marie Coûteaux, who is not a member of the MPF


  9. ^ Results of Libertas France, where the MPF was the senior party in a coalition including the stronger Movement for France


  10. ^ "12 candidates in the running for French president". CNN. 9 April 2007.


  11. ^ "Paris Airport Bars Muslim Workers". Der Spiegel. 2 November 2006.


  12. ^ Tom Heneghan (23 April 2006). "Far-right leader decries "Islamisation of France"". The Boston Globe.


  13. ^ David Marcelis. "Philippe de Villiers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 March 2009.


  14. ^ Elaine Ganley (2 August 2006). "Paris Shuts Airport Muslim Prayer Rooms". The San Francisco Chronicle.




External links



  • Official Movement for France web site

  • Official web site of the MPF with the European Parliament

  • Sit Web of the JPF

  • Article of the Time concerning the book subversive “mosques of Roissy”











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