League of the South (France)

League of the South
Ligue du Sud
PresidentJacques Bompard
Founded23 June 2010
Split fromNational Front
Headquarters574 Clos Cavalier, 84100 Orange, Vaucluse
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
National Assembly
1 / 577
Senate
0 / 348
European Parliament
0 / 74
Presidencies of regional councils
0 / 17
Regional councillors
0 / 1,758
Presidencies of departmental councils
0 / 101
Departmental councillors
2 / 4,108
Website
liguedusud.fr

The League of the South (French: Ligue du Sud; LS) is a far-right[1][2][3] political party in France founded by Jacques Bompard with former members of the National Front in 2010. The party is established in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, particularly in the department of Vaucluse. Orange, the department's second most populated commune, as well as Piolenc, both have League of the South mayors. The party currently has one representative in the National Assembly: Marie-France Lorho, who sits for the 4th constituency of Vaucluse.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Equy, Laure (5 December 2014). "Pourquoi Bompard est-il rattaché au parti de Dupont-Aignan à l'Assemblée?". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  3. ^ Siraud, Mathilde (23 March 2015). "Duel acharné entre la Ligue du Sud et le FN dans le Vaucluse". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-22.

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