Dominique Marie François RenéGalouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac.
The 7th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French,this arrondissement is referred to as le septième.
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French politician who served as President of France from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012.
Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon,known as Philippe de Villiers,is a French entrepreneur,politician and novelist. He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée,which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 1986 by President François Mitterrand,de Villiers entered the National Assembly the following year and the European Parliament in 1994.
Marielle de Sarnez was a French politician who served as Secretary of State for European Affairs under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
Marnes-la-Coquette is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris,France. Located 13.1 km (8.1 mi) from the center of Paris,the town is situated between the Parc de Saint-Cloud and the Forest of Fausses-Reposes. This heavily wooded town developed around the area of Villeneuve-l'Étang that belonged to Napoleon III.
Christian Paul Gilbert Estrosi is a French sportsman and politician who has served as Mayor of Nice since 2017,previously holding the office from 2008 to 2016. A former professional motorcyclist,he served as a government minister under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Estrosi also served as President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 2015 to 2017 and First Deputy Mayor of Nice from 2016 until 2017. He is a former member of The Republicans,which he left in 2021 to join Horizons.
François Charles Armand Fillon is a retired French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of the Republicans,the country's largest centre-right political party,for the 2017 presidential election where he ranked third in the first round of voting.
François Claude Pierre RenéBaroin is a French politician and lawyer who served as Finance Minister from 2011 to 2012,following a stint as Budget Minister in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon. A member of The Republicans (LR),he was a long-time ally of Jacques Chirac and has been Mayor of Troyes in Champagne since 1995.
The 2007 French presidential election,the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term.
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet,often referred to by her initials NKM,is an engineer,public figure and advocate,having previously had a political career.
Rachida Dati is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament,representing Île-de-France. Prior to her election,she held the cabinet post of Keeper of the Seals,Minister of Justice. She was a spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy during the French presidential election of 2007. After his victory,Sarkozy appointed her to his Government on 18 May 2007. She was elected mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris on 29 March 2008.
Valérie Pécresse is a French politician serving as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (LR),she was the Member of the National Assembly for the 2nd constituency of Yvelines from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2016,Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011 and Minister of Budget and Government Spokeswoman from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon.
Bruno Gilles is a French politician who represented the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Senate from 2008 to 2020. A former member of The Republicans,he joined Horizons in 2021. Gilles previously served as the member of the National Assembly for the 5th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône from 2002 to 2007.
François Asselineau is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances.
The Republicans is a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. It holds pro-European views.
The Republicans held a presidential primary election,officially called the open primary of the right and centre,to select a candidate for the 2017 presidential election. It took place on 20 November 2016,with a runoff on 27 November since no candidate obtained at least 50% of the vote in the first round. It was the first time an open primary had been held for The Republicans or its predecessor parties.
The first round of the 2022 French presidential election will be held on 10 April 2022. Should no candidate win a majority of the vote in the first round,a runoff will be held between the top two candidates on 24 April 2022. The incumbent President of France,Emmanuel Macron of La République En Marche! (LREM),who won the 2017 presidential election and whose first term lasts until 13 May 2022,announced on 3 March 2022 that he was launching his re-election bid to a second five-year term.
Geoffroy Didier is a French lawyer and politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2017.
Brigitte Kuster is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 4th constituency of Paris since 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR),her constituency covers parts of the 16th and 17th arrondissements. Kuster previously served as Mayor of the 17th arrondissement from 2008 to 2017.
