The Centrist Alliance (French: Alliance centriste) (AC) is a centrist[1] political party in France.
It was founded in June 2009 by Jean Arthuis, a former member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF)[2] and currently Member of European Parliament, where he also serves as chair of the Committee on Budgets.
The party is seen as a successor to Arthuis' Rally the Centrists (Rassembler les centristes) political association; its main tenet was to re-create the UDF, which was dissolved upon creation of the MoDem and the New Centre.
Elected officials
- Members of the European parliament: Jean Arthuis
- Deputies: Thierry Benoit, Philippe Folliot
- Senators: Muguette Dini, Yves Détraigne, Françoise Férat, Adrien Giraud, Joseph Kergueris, Jean-Claude Merceron, Anne-Marie Payet, Daniel Soulage, François Zocchetto.[3]
In addition, Kergueris is President of the General Council of Morbihan. Thierry Benoit is general councillor in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Leadership
- President: Jean Arthuis (2009–2016)
Philippe Folliot (2016–present)
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "France". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "Jean Arthuis élu président d'"Alliance centriste"" (in French). Le Point.fr. 27 June 2009.
- ^ (in French) List of AC parliamentarians on the Champagne-Ardenne federation website Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- (in French) Centrist Alliance official website
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