Horizons (political party)

Horizons
Horizons
Leader	Édouard Philippe
General Secretary	Christophe Béchu
Founder	Édouard Philippe
Founded	9 October 2021
Split from	The Republicans; La République En Marche!;
Headquarters	60, rue François-Ier; 75008 Paris
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	Together
European Parliament group	Renew Europe
Colours	Blue; white
National Assembly	29 / 577
Senate	4 / 348
European Parliament	2 / 79
Communes with over 30,000 inhabitants	14 / 279
Website
	horizonsleparti.fr
	Politics of France; Political parties; Elections;

Horizons (French pronunciation: [ɔʁizɔ̃]) is a centre-right^[2] political party in France founded in October 2021 by Édouard Philippe, at the time mayor of Le Havre and former Prime Minister of France.

The party was created with the purpose of attracting centre-right support for Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 French presidential election.^[5] It seeks to appeal to the secular and pro-European right, with a "social calling".^[6] Ahead of the 2022 legislative election, it formed a coalition with two other main centrist parties – Democratic Movement (MoDem) and La République En Marche! (LREM) – to coordinate which candidates it presents.^[7]

^ Thépaut, Héloïse (2021-10-18). "Haute-Garonne : le nouveau parti politique d'Edouard Philippe séduit plusieurs élus locaux". L'opinion Independante (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^ ^a ^b Boichot, Loris; Quinault-Maupoil, Tristan (9 October 2021). "L'offensive d'Édouard Philippe bouscule l'aile droite de la majorité". Le Figaro (in French).
^ "Création d'Horizons : "Une très bonne nouvelle pour le centre droit", estime le maire de Fontainebleau Frédéric Valletoux". Franceinfo (in French). 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^ Gatinois, Claire (2021-10-09). "Avec le parti Horizons, Edouard Philippe lance sa " nouvelle offre politique "". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^ "Soutenir Macron, préparer l'avenir… Ce que l'on sait du nouveau parti d'Édouard Philippe". Agence France-Presse. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021 – via Ouest-France.
^ "Juntos ciudadanos, la nueva plataforma electoral de Macron" (in Spanish). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023. Como tercer partido de la casa común macroniana, Horizontes se dirigirá a la derecha laica y pro europea, con «vocación social».
^ Elizabeth Pineau (5 May 2022), Parties linked to France's Macron form coalition for parliament elections Reuters.