The Union for a Popular Movement was a liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the Gaullist tradition. During its existence,the UMP was one of the two major parties in French politics along with the Socialist Party (PS). In May 2015,the party was succeeded by The Republicans.
Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician. A member of The Republicans,he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac,during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995,and as Minister of the Budget and Spokesman for the Government from 1986 to 1988. He was president of the political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002 to 2004 and mayor of Bordeaux from 2006 to 2019.
Christian Jacob is a French politician who was the president of the Republicans party from 2019 to 2022. Over the course of his career,he held several cabinet positions,including as the Minister of French Civil Service in Jacques Chirac's second term as President of France.
François Charles Armand Fillon is a French retired 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 in which he ranked third in the first round of voting.
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet,often referred to by her initials NKM,is an engineer and former politician.
Éric Woerth is a French politician of Renaissance.
Luc-Marie Chatel is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who served as Minister of National Education in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from June 2009 to May 2012. In 2014,he served as the acting chair of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Valérie Létard is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as minister of Housing in the governement of Prime Minister Michel Barnier since September 2024. She previously served as Secretary of State for Solidarity in the government of François Fillon from 2007 to 2010.
Jean-François Copé is a French politician serving as Mayor of Meaux since 1995 with an interruption from 2002 to 2005. He was Government Spokesman between 2002 and 2007,when assumed other tenures in the government—including Minister of the Budget—at the same time. He also served as the member of the National Assembly for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne and president of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) group in the National Assembly. In November 2010 he became the party's secretary-general. In August 2012 he announced that he would run for the presidency of the UMP,facing the former Prime Minister François Fillon.
Franck Alix Georges Riester is a French politician who most recently served as Minister Delegate for Parliamentary Relations in the Government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne between 2020 and 2022. A former member of The Republicans,he founded and currently leads the centre-right Agir party.
Françoise Hostalier was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented Nord's 15th constituency from 2002 to 2012. She campaigned for François Fillon in the first round of the 2017 French presidential election,and supported Marine Le Pen in the second round.
Jean-Christophe Lagarde is a French politician serving as president of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) since 2014. He succeeded Jean-Louis Borloo after a short interim by Yves Jégo. Lagarde has been the member of the National Assembly for the fifth constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis from 2002 to 2022.
Michèle Tabarot is a French politician of the Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2002 to 2024,representing Alpes-Maritimes' 9th constituency.
The Republicans is a liberal-conservative political party in France,largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism. The party was formed in 2015 as the refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of then-President of France,Jacques Chirac.
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.
Édouard Charles Philippe is a French politician serving as mayor of Le Havre since 2020,previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017. He was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 under President Emmanuel Macron.
Aurore Bergé is a French politician who served as Minister for Equality between women and men and Fight against discriminations in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal from January to September 2024.
Geoffroy Didier is a French lawyer and politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from December 2017 to July 2024. A member of The Republicans (LR),he has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2010.
Jean-Pierre Charles Lecoq is a French politician.
Delphine Bürkli is a French politician.
