The Greens was a centre-left to left-wing green-ecologist political party in France. The Greens had been in existence since 1984,but their spiritual roots could be traced as far back as RenéDumont's candidacy for the presidency in 1974. On 13 November 2010,The Greens merged with Europe Ecology to become Europe Ecology –The Greens.
François RenéJean Lucien Bayrou is a French politician who has presided over the Democratic Movement (MoDem) since he founded it in 2007. A centrist,he was a candidate in the 2002,2007 and 2012 presidential elections. He has also presided over the European Democratic Party (EDP) since 2004.
Marielle de Sarnez was a French politician who served as Secretary of State for European Affairs under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
The Citizenship,Action,Participation for the 21st Century was a minor green liberal political party in France,founded by Corinne Lepage in 1996 as a political reflection club.
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic,a few weeks after the presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats,including France's overseas possessions. Early first-round results projected a large majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and its allies;however,second-round results showed a closer race and a stronger left. Nevertheless,the right retained its majority from 2002 despite losing some 40 seats to the Socialists.
Corinne Dominique Marguerite Lepage is a French politician. She served as French Minister of the Environment in the Alain Juppécabinets 1 and II 1995–1997 and as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) 2009–2014 for the North-West constituency.
The Democratic Movement is a centre to centre-right political party in France that is characterised by a strong pro-European stance. MoDem was founded by François Bayrou to succeed the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and contest the 2007 legislative election,after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential election. Initially named the Democratic Party,the party was renamed "Democratic Movement",because there was already a small Democratic Party in France. The party holds a pro-European stance.
The French municipal elections of 2008 were held on 9 and 16 March to elect the municipal councils of France's 36,782 communes. The first task of each newly constituted municipal council was to elect a mayor.
Cécile Duflot is a French non-governmental organisation (NGO) leader and former politician. She has been a government minister and political party leader.
Philippe Augier is a French politician. He is a member of the New Centre.
Laurence Vichnievsky is a French magistrate and politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections. She is a member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem),after having previously been a member of Europe Écologie–The Greens.
Regional elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 2010. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions,which,though they do not have legislative autonomy,manage sizable budgets.
The 2nd constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a French legislative constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Like the other 576 French constituencies,it elects one MP using the two-round system,with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
Emmanuelle Cosse is a French activist with LGBT and feminist groups,and a politician with the green party Europe Ecology –The Greens,as well as a journalist and magazine editor.
The Ecologists,formerly known as Europe Ecology –The Greens is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of the European Green Party. The party was formed on 13 November 2010 from the merger of The Greens and Europe Ecology.
Geneviève Darrieussecq is a French physician and politician of Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as Minister for People with Disabilities in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2023.
Nathalie Élimas is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as State Secretary for Priority Education at the Ministry of National Education in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022. She was previously a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020,representing Val-d'Oise's 6th constituency.
Jean-Noël Barrot is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as the Secretary of State for European Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal since 2024. He previously was Minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications (France) in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024.
The Alsace single territorial collectivity referendum was a referendum held on Sunday,7 April 2013 in Alsace,France,which aimed at the creation of the single territorial collectivity of Alsace through the merging of the regional council of Alsace and the departmental councils of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. Even though there was a 57.65% majority of "Yes" votes,the project was not approved,as two other requirements were not met.
Social-ecology is a political movement that seeks to "link social and ecological issues". Theorized by Éloi Laurent,it has mainly been used in France by the Socialist Party (SP).
