Soyons libres
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Let's Be Free Soyons Libres | |
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| President | Valérie Pécresse |
| Chairperson | Éric Pauget |
| Founder | Valérie Pécresse |
| Founded | 10 September 2017 |
| Split from | The Republicans |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| National affiliation | The Republicans Union of the Right and Centre (2017-2019, since 2021) |
| Colours | Blue |
| National Assembly | 1 / 577 |
| Senate | 2 / 348 |
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Soyons Libres (SL) (French pronunciation: [swajɔ̃ libʁ]), also called Libres, (English: Let's be free), is a French political party that was founded in 2017 by Valérie Pécresse, within The Republicans.[2]
History
[edit]An offshoot of Changer c'est possible (2008) and Action Île-de-France (2011), Soyons libres was created on September 10, 2017 by Valérie Pécresse. The media launch took place at a meeting attended by some 2,000 people in Argenteuil in October 2017.[3][4] Soyons libres was recognized as a movement associated with LR by Laurent Wauquiez in January 2018, at an LR national council meeting [ref. needed].
With Soyons libres, Valérie Pécresse positioned herself as an opponent of Laurent Wauquiez within LR.[5] A proponent of a more liberal, centre-right and Europhile line,[citation needed] she denounced the party's shrinking electoral base and the existence of "two rightists that need to be reconciled" within the party.[6] Her initiative aimed to unite all the way to the centre and tackle new themes such as ecology and digital.[7]
In 2018, Pécresse supported the Philippe government on the law on student orientation and success[8] and SNCF reform.[9] However, she believed that the government is not going far enough with its reforms and declares her opposition to a rapprochement of the right and centre in both La République En Marche ! (LREM) and Rassemblement National (RN): she wanted to create a "third way", as advocated by Gérard Larcher's initiative following the 2019 European elections.
Pécresse left Les Républicains on June 5, 2019, following the poor score obtained by the Les Républicains-Les Centristes list in the European elections and before the holding of an election for the party presidency for which she was given as a possible candidate.[10][11] She cited the impossibility of forming a broader political organization, claiming that "the party is locked from the inside, in its organization and in its ideas".[12] In her wake, several people close to her left the party, including Robin Reda and Florence Portelli.[13] She is additionally joined by Thierry Meignen.[14]
Politicians
[edit]- Florence Berthout
- Jean-Carles Grelier
- Patrick Karam
- Frédérique Meunier
- Éric Pauget
- Florence Portelli[15]
- Robin Reda[16]
- Thierry Meignen
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Valérie Pécresse, the French centre-right hopeful". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse veut "construire la droite de demain"". Atlantico.fr (in French). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse lance "Libres !", son mouvement au sein des Républicains". francetvinfo.fr. 9 July 2017..
- ^ "Réinventer la politique depuis le terrain". lesechos.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2018..
- ^ "LR : Valérie Pécresse s'oppose déjà à Laurent Wauquiez". lepoint.fr. 15 December 2017..
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse annonce sa démission des Républicains". lefigaro.fr. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019..
- ^ "Libres !: le nouveau parti de Valérie Pecresse". challenges.fr. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019..
- ^ "Universités : Pécresse soutient la réforme et la " fermeté " du gouvernement". bfmtv.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018..
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse : " Je soutiens la réforme de la SNCF "". lemonde.fr. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018..
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse annonce sa démission des Républicains". lefigaro.fr. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019..
- ^ "Démission de Laurent Wauquiez : et maintenant, qui pour diriger les Républicains ?". lci.fr. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019..
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse annonce son départ des Républicains". bfmtv.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019..
- ^ "Départs en série chez LR après la démission de Valérie Pécresse". bfmtv.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019..
- ^ à 18h54, Par Sébastien Thomas Le 6 juin 2019; À 19h32, Modifié Le 6 Juin 2019 (6 June 2019). "Seine-Saint-Denis : des maires déboussolés après le départ de Pécresse de LR". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Valérie Pécresse dote Libres! d'un organigramme". L'Opinion (in French). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ à 20h20, Par Nolwenn CossonLe 5 juin 2019; À 20h42, Modifié Le 5 Juin 2019 (5 June 2019). "Le député de l'Essonne Robin Reda quitte Les Républicains dans le sillage de Valérie Pécresse". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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