Centrist Alliance

The Centrist Alliance (French: Alliance centriste) (AC) is a centrist[1] political party in France.

Centrist Alliance
Alliance centriste
PresidentPhilippe Folliot
FounderJean Arthuis
Founded27 June 2009
Preceded byRally the Centrists
Headquarters31, rue de Tournon
Paris VI
Ideology
Political positionCentre[1]
National affiliationEnsemble Citoyens (Since 2021)
La République En Marche! (Since 2017)
Union of Democrats and Independents (2012 to 2017)
ColoursDark, Blue, and Orange
National Assembly
4 / 577
Senate
3 / 348
European Parliament
0 / 79
Presidency of Regional Councils
0 / 17
Presidency of Departmental Councils
0 / 101
Website
www.alliancecentriste.fr

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, whose 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

  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "France". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. "Jean Arthuis élu président d'"Alliance centriste"" (in French). Le Point.fr. 27 June 2009.
  3. (in French) List of AC parliamentarians on the Champagne-Ardenne federation website Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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