Horizons (political party)
Appearance
Horizons | |
---|---|
Leader | Édouard Philippe |
General Secretary | Christophe Béchu |
Founder | Édouard Philippe |
Founded | 9 October 2021 |
Split from | |
Headquarters | 60, rue François-Ier 75008 Paris |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centre-right |
National affiliation | Ensemble |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
Colours | Blue White |
National Assembly | 23 / 577 |
Senate | 4 / 348 |
European Parliament | 2 / 79 |
Communes with over 30,000 inhabitants | 14 / 279 |
Presidency of regional councils | 1 / 17 |
Website | |
horizonsleparti.fr | |
Horizons (pronounced [ɔʁizɔ̃] ) is a centre-right[1][2][3][4][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]
Notable members
[edit]Elected in the 2022 French legislative election:
Mayors and MEPs
[edit]- Arnaud Robinet, mayor of Reims
- Édouard Philippe, mayor of Le Havre
- Hubert Falco, mayor of Toulon
- Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice
- Christophe Béchu, mayor of Angers
- Delphine Bürkli, mayor of the 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Gilles Boyer, member of the European Parliament[8]
- Laurent Marcangeli, mayor of Ajaccio
Election results
[edit]Presidential
[edit]Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | |||
2022 | Supported Emmanuel Macron | Won |
National Assembly
[edit]Election | Leader | Votes (first round) | Seats | Result | ||
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No. | % | No. | ± | |||
2022 | Édouard Philippe | 648,312 | 2.85 | 30 / 577 |
30 | Presidential minority (under Ensemble) |
2024 | 1,135,647 | 3.54 | 26 / 577 |
4 | Presidential minority (under Ensemble) |
European Parliament
[edit]Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024[a] | Édouard Philippe | 3,589,114 | 14.56 (#2) | 2 / 81
|
New | RE |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/GillesBoyer Membre fondateur d’ @HorizonsLeParti
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)