Democratic Movement (France)

Democratic Movement

Mouvement démocrate
Democratic Movement Mouvement démocrate
Abbreviation	MoDem
President	François Bayrou
Founder	François Bayrou
Founded	1 December 2007
Preceded by	Union for French Democracy
Headquarters	133 bis Rue de l'Université; 75007 Paris
Membership (2017)	13,000
Ideology	Christian democracy; Liberalism; Social liberalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right
National affiliation	Together
European affiliation	European Democratic Party
European Parliament group	Renew Europe
Colours	Orange
National Assembly	48 / 577
Senate	5 / 348
European Parliament	6 / 79
Presidency of Regional Councils	0 / 17
Presidency of Departmental Councils	1 / 95
Website
	www.mouvementdemocrate.fr
	Politics of France; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Movement (French: Mouvement démocrate, pronounced [muv.mɑ̃ de.mɔ.kʁat]; MoDem, [mɔ.dɛm]) is a centre^[6] to centre-right^[4]^[5] 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.^[7] Initially named the Democratic Party (Parti démocrate), the party was renamed "Democratic Movement",^[8] because there was already a small Democratic Party in France.^[9] The party holds a pro-European stance.^[2]

MoDem secured an agreement with La République En Marche! in the 2017 legislative election after Bayrou endorsed the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron in February. In June 2017, the MoDem and its MEPs were accused of potentially fictitious employment practices within the European Parliament.^[10] Bayrou resigned on 21 June from his post as Justice Minister soon after he became embroiled in the fictitious employment scandals, and allegations of harassment against a journalist reporting on the scandal.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Bayrou propose que le MoDem et LRM bâtissent une "maison commune" pour les prochaines élections". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nicolas Hubé (2013). "France". In Nicolò Conti (ed.). Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5.
^ ^a ^b "France – Political parties". European Election Database. Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Bruno Amable (2017). Structural Crisis and Institutional Change in Modern Capitalism: French Capitalism in Transition. OUP Oxford. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-19-109188-9.
^ ^a ^b "French PM rebukes minister Bayrou for complaining to broadcaster". Reuters. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ - Jocelyn Evans; Gilles Ivaldi (2017). The 2017 French Presidential Elections: A Political Reformation?. Springer. p. 84. ISBN 978-3-319-68327-0.
- Isabel Negro Alousque (2011). "A cognitive approach to humor in political cartoons". In Carmen Valero-Garcés (ed.). Dimensions of Humor: Explorations in Linguistics, Literature, Cultural Studies and Translation. Universitat de València. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-370-8290-5.
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_140581_en.pdf
^ "'Kingmaker' snubs French rivals". BBC News. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
^ "François Bayrou baptisera son parti "Mouvement démocrate"". Le Monde (in French). France. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
^ "Le futur "Parti démocrate" de Bayrou existe déjà". Libération (in French). France. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
^ "Top Macron ally Bayrou quits French government". BBC News. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[1] "Bayrou propose que le MoDem et LRM bâtissent une "maison commune" pour les prochaines élections". Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[Hubé2013-2] Nicolas Hubé (2013). "France". In Nicolò Conti (ed.). Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5.

[EED-3] "France – Political parties". European Election Database. Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

[Amable-4] Bruno Amable (2017). Structural Crisis and Institutional Change in Modern Capitalism: French Capitalism in Transition. OUP Oxford. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-19-109188-9.

[Reuters-5] "French PM rebukes minister Bayrou for complaining to broadcaster". Reuters. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[6] - Jocelyn Evans; Gilles Ivaldi (2017). The 2017 French Presidential Elections: A Political Reformation?. Springer. p. 84. ISBN 978-3-319-68327-0.
- Isabel Negro Alousque (2011). "A cognitive approach to humor in political cartoons". In Carmen Valero-Garcés (ed.). Dimensions of Humor: Explorations in Linguistics, Literature, Cultural Studies and Translation. Universitat de València. p. 85. ISBN 978-84-370-8290-5.
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_140581_en.pdf

[7] "'Kingmaker' snubs French rivals". BBC News. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.

[8] "François Bayrou baptisera son parti "Mouvement démocrate"". Le Monde (in French). France. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.

[9] "Le futur "Parti démocrate" de Bayrou existe déjà". Libération (in French). France. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.

[10] "Top Macron ally Bayrou quits French government". BBC News. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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