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|membership = 5000 | ||
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|membership_year = 2014 | ||
| |leader1_title = President | |leader1_title = President | ||
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| ==Popular support and electoral record== | ==Popular support and electoral record== | ||
| UPR is claiming being a constantly growing party despite "the blacklisting from the national media" due to UPR's program.<ref name="Dauphine"/> The movement has been developed primarily online notably because of Asselineau's conferences that had been seen more than 2 Million times.<ref name=valeursactuelles |
UPR is claiming being a constantly growing party despite "the blacklisting from the national media" due to UPR's program.<ref name="Dauphine"/> The movement has been developed primarily online notably because of Asselineau's conferences that had been seen more than 2 Million times.<ref name="valeursactuelles"/> They claimed being one of the most visited French political party website according to their ].<ref name=essoneinfo>Lemonnier, Jérôme. , ''Essone Info'', 22 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014.</ref> | ||
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| ! Date !! Membership !! Source | ! Date !! Membership !! Source | ||
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| 21 May 2014 || 5000 ||<ref name=francetvinfo>Thompson, Yann. , '']'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014.</ref> | ||
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| | 3 March 2014 || 4200 ||<ref name=valeursactuelles>, '']'', 3 March 2014. Retrieved on 13 March 2014.</ref> | |||
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| | 24 September 2013 || 3300 ||<ref name=parisnormandie>, ''Paris Normandie.fr'', Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013.</ref> | |||
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| | 10 June 2013 || ≤3000 ||<ref name=france3>Olivari, Candice. , '']'', June 10, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013</ref> | |||
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| | 29 May 2013 || 2960 ||<ref name=lefigaro>Houchard, Béatrice. , '']'', May 30, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013</ref> | | 29 May 2013 || 2960 ||<ref name=lefigaro>Houchard, Béatrice. , '']'', May 30, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013</ref> | ||
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| Following the ] and the resignation of ], ] and ] decided to run for the ] in the ]. The candidacy was described as being parachuted since neither Asselineau nor Chamagne were from the locality. They advocated that it was not applicable for ] since members of the ] are representing the whole nation not a region.<ref name="ladepeche"/> | Following the ] and the resignation of ], ] and ] decided to run for the ] in the ]. The candidacy was described as being parachuted since neither Asselineau nor Chamagne were from the locality. They advocated that it was not applicable for ] since members of the ] are representing the whole nation not a region.<ref name="ladepeche"/> | ||
| UPR's goal to run for this election was to expose their analysis to the locals that the ] is "a deception"<ref name="ladepeche"/> and "the cause of their problem".<ref name=france3 |
UPR's goal to run for this election was to expose their analysis to the locals that the ] is "a deception"<ref name="ladepeche"/> and "the cause of their problem".<ref name="france3"/> UPR wanted also to galvanize party's members and to gain in notoriety thanks to the media exposure of this election.<ref name="france3"/> UPR failed to reach the second round with a score of 0.58%.<ref name=legislative>, '']'', 23 June 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013</ref> | ||
| ===European Parliament=== | ===European Parliament=== | ||
| The party participated in the ] by being one of the 15 parties (out of 193) to present lists in every circonscriptions.<ref>De Boissieu, Laurent. , '']'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> They had a budget of euros 350,000 that allowed them to supply UPR's program only to 30 departments' electoral mailing.<ref>Quinault Maupoil, Tristan. , '']'', 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> The purpose was to introduce their program hoping to alert electors deceived from the current political system<ref>, '']'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> and gain in notoriety thanks to the media exposure.<ref name="essoneinfo"/> ] complained to ] that the party did not have access to media and claimed that media's principle of equity was to expose parties that are already well-known.<ref name=francetvinfo |
The party participated in the ] by being one of the 15 parties (out of 193) to present lists in every circonscriptions.<ref>De Boissieu, Laurent. , '']'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> They had a budget of euros 350,000 that allowed them to supply UPR's program only to 30 departments' electoral mailing.<ref>Quinault Maupoil, Tristan. , '']'', 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> The purpose was to introduce their program hoping to alert electors deceived from the current political system<ref>, '']'', 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> and gain in notoriety thanks to the media exposure.<ref name="essoneinfo"/> ] complained to ] that the party did not have access to media and claimed that media's principle of equity was to expose parties that are already well-known.<ref name="francetvinfo"/> UPR scored 0.41% of votes cast for France and ] scored 0.56% of votes cast in the ].<ref>, '']'', 30 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 16 February 2015
Political party in France| Popular Republican Union Union Populaire Républicaine | |
|---|---|
| President | François Asselineau |
| Founded | 25 March 2007 |
| Headquarters | 60, avenue de la République 75011 PARIS |
| Membership (2014) | 5000 |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism, Souverainism, Gaullism |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| National Assembly | 0 / 577 |
| Senate | 0 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 74 |
| Regional Councils | 0 / 1,880 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Popular Republican Union (Template:Lang-fr), is a neither right nor left French political party. It was founded in 2007 by François Asselineau who still presides it. The ideology of the party is to regain the sovereignty of France by the withdrawal from the European Union, the euro and the NATO.
History
After leaving the Rally for an Independent and Sovereign France (RIF) where François Asselineau was a member of the steering committee for 3 months, on March 25, 2007, for the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaty signature, he created the Popular Republican Union (UPR).
Ideology
UPR runs on a neither right nor left, anti-EU platform stating that all French policy decisions are made by an "unelected oligarchy, not French," leading to the political disaffection of the French public, and that the continued rule of the EU over European affairs will lead to a "global apartheid". UPR promotes that withdrawal from the European Union and the euro by the usage of TEU Article 50 as a first step to get France out of its current crisis by regaining capital, goods and person flow regulation control. For military sovereignty, UPR advocates France withdrawal from the NATO.
UPR is also inspired by the National Council of the Resistance thus favors nationalisation such as TF1, La Poste, Gaz de France, highways, water management and troubled banks.
UPR program refers to the recognition of the blank vote, of the installment of popular referendum and the creation of the national debates about the public debt, immigration and energy that would lead to referendum.
Leadership
UPR is presided by its founder François Asselineau.
Popular support and electoral record
UPR is claiming being a constantly growing party despite "the blacklisting from the national media" due to UPR's program. The movement has been developed primarily online notably because of Asselineau's conferences that had been seen more than 2 Million times. They claimed being one of the most visited French political party website according to their Alexa rank.
| Date | Membership | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | 5000 | |
| 3 March 2014 | 4200 | |
| 24 September 2013 | 3300 | |
| 10 June 2013 | ≤3000 | |
| 29 May 2013 | 2960 | |
| 29 February 2012 | ≈1000 |
Presidential
In January 2011, François Asselineau announced his intention to run for the 2012 French presidential election for the UPR. He confirmed his candidacy in December 2011 during the national congress of the party. However, Asselineau was finally not among the ten candidates officially endorsed by the Constitutional council as he could muster only 17 out of the 500 signatures from elected politicians that are necessary to run for president.
Legislative
Following the Cahuzac affair and the resignation of Jérôme Cahuzac, François Asselineau and Régis Chamagne decided to run for the legislative election in the Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency. The candidacy was described as being parachuted since neither Asselineau nor Chamagne were from the locality. They advocated that it was not applicable for legislative election since members of the National Assembly are representing the whole nation not a region. UPR's goal to run for this election was to expose their analysis to the locals that the European Union is "a deception" and "the cause of their problem". UPR wanted also to galvanize party's members and to gain in notoriety thanks to the media exposure of this election. UPR failed to reach the second round with a score of 0.58%.
European Parliament
The party participated in the 2014 European Parliament election by being one of the 15 parties (out of 193) to present lists in every circonscriptions. They had a budget of euros 350,000 that allowed them to supply UPR's program only to 30 departments' electoral mailing. The purpose was to introduce their program hoping to alert electors deceived from the current political system and gain in notoriety thanks to the media exposure. François Asselineau complained to CSA that the party did not have access to media and claimed that media's principle of equity was to expose parties that are already well-known. UPR scored 0.41% of votes cast for France and Asselineau scored 0.56% of votes cast in the Île-de-France constituency.
See also
References
- De Boissieu, Laurent. "Rassemblement pour l'indépendance et la souveraineté de la France (RIF)", France-politique.fr, 21 October 2011. Retrieved on 1 October 2013.
- Lopez, Julien and Zebaïr, Yannis. "Asselineau: La dictature de l'Europe", Bondy Blog, 28 October 2011. Retrieved on 1 October 2013.
- "Les souverainistes radicaux créent l’Union populaire républicaine", revue-republicaine, 28 March 2007. Retrieved on 1 October 2013.
- Page of the party on France Politique
- ^ Moulinier, Ève. "François Asselineau, le candidat qui dit non à l’UE", Le Dauphiné Libéré page 4, 12 February 2012. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- ^ "LE NORD - PAS-DE-CALAIS DE A À Z", La Voix du nord, 28 February 2012. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- ^ Dupont, Isabelle. "Un petit candidat contre la grande Europe", Nord éclair, February 29, 2012. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- De Boissieu, Laurent. "Ces "petits" candidats qui veulent se faire entendre", La croix, March 15, 2012. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- ^ Schrepf, Jerôme. "Villeneuve-sur-lot. L'UPR entre conquête et résistance", LaDépêche.fr, May 24, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- ^ "Qui est François Asselineau?", Valeurs Actuelles, 3 March 2014. Retrieved on 13 March 2014.
- ^ Lemonnier, Jérôme. "Les « petits partis » partent à l’assaut des européennes", Essone Info, 22 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Yann. "Européennes : la galère des petits candidats", France TV, 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014.
- "Eure. Les Européennes d’abord pour l’UPR (Union Populaire Républicaine)", Paris Normandie.fr, Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013.
- ^ Olivari, Candice. "Les candidats à l'élection législative partielle en Lot-et-Garonne", France 3, June 10, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- ^ Houchard, Béatrice. "Trois recalés de la présidentielle en repêchage à Villeneuve-sur-Lot", Le Figaro, May 30, 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- Choq FM, "L'autre monde" (The other world), 14 February 2011
- ^ Houchard, Béatrice. "Asselineau candidat à la présidentielle", Le Parisien, 3 December 2011. Retrieved on 1 October 2013 Cite error: The named reference "leparisien" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- "Election législative partielle : les résultats définitifs", Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 23 June 2013. Retrieved on 1 October 2013
- De Boissieu, Laurent. "Elections européennes: les listes qui veulent créer la surprise", La Croix, 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014
- Quinault Maupoil, Tristan. "Européennes: un record de 31 listes à départager en Île-de-France", Le Figaro, 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014
- "Asselineau (UPR) à Ermont", Le Parisien, 21 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014
- "Résultats européennes 2014 Île-de-France", France TV, 30 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 June 2014