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13th Legislature (France)
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The 13th Legislature of France is the current parliamentary cycle started in June 2007 and scheduled to last until June 2012. It was created after the 2007 legislative election
that took place on 10 and 17 June 2007. The parliamentary majority belongs to the conservative Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP), and supports the François Fillon
government.
French legislative election, 2007
The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions...
that took place on 10 and 17 June 2007. The parliamentary majority belongs to the conservative Union for a Popular Movement
Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party...
(UMP), and supports the François Fillon
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
government.
13th Assembly by Parliamentary Group
| Group | Leader | Parties | Seats | Caucusing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party... Group (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) |
Jean-François Cope Jean-François Copé Jean-François Copé , is a French politician. He is currently Mayor of Meaux, Deputy for the 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne, and acts as President of the Union for a Popular Movement Group in the French National Assembly... |
UMP, DVD | 314 | 6 | 320 | |
| Socialist Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... , Radical Left Radical Party The Radical Party of the Left is a minor social-liberal, and in opposition to its common understanding of its name, a moderate centre-left political party in France advocating radicalism, secularism to its french extend known as laïcité, progressivism, pro-Europeanism, individual freedom and... , and Citizen Citizen and Republican Movement The Citizen and Republican Movement is a political party in France. The party replaced, in 2002, the Citizens' Movement founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement, who left the Socialist Party in 1993 due to his opposition to the Persian Gulf War and to the Maastricht Treaty... Group (Groupe socialiste, radical, et citoyen) |
Jean-Marc Ayrault Jean-Marc Ayrault Jean-Marc Ayrault is a French politician and a member of the French Socialist Party. He is currently Mayor of Nantes and President of the Socialist Party group in the French National Assembly.... |
PS, PRG, DVG, MRC | 186 | 18 | 204 | |
| New Centre-Presidential Majority (Nouveau Centre-Majorité Présidentielle) | François Sauvadet François Sauvadet François Sauvadet is the president of the Côte-d'Or department and the parliamentary leader of the New Centre. He is a member of the New Centre. He represents the 4th constituency of the Cote-d'Or inthe French National Assembly.... |
NC-PSLE, MAJ, DVD | 20 | 3 | 23 | |
| Democratic and Republican Left Gauche démocrate et républicaine The Democratic and Republican Left is a French parliamentary group in the 13th Assembly elected in 2007.This is the first time since the 1958-1962 legislature that the Communists have been unable to form an exclusive group of Communist deputies.... (Gauche démocrate et républicaine) |
Jean-Claude Sandrier Jean-Claude Sandrier Jean-Claude Sandrier is a French politician and former Mayor of Bourges. He is a member of the French Communist Party.... |
PCF, VEC, DVG, MIM | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| Non-Inscrits | MoDem, DLR, MPF | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Total: | 550 | 27 | 577 | |||