Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe
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The Civic Alliance for Democracy in Europe (Alliance Citoyenne pour la Démocratie en Europe, ACDE) is a liberal
political party in France.
It was launched in January 2008 by Jean-Marie Cavada
, Claire Gibault
and Janelly Fourtou
, three MEPs
elected for Union for French Democracy
. The goal of the party is to unite all those liberals who disagreed with the creation of the Democratic Movement
and support President Nicolas Sarkozy
.
The party was a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
for a few months until November 2009.
In the 2009 European Parliament election
, Cavada was re-elected under the Union for a Popular Movement
-New Centre
etiquette, and seems to have become a member of the New Centre
. Claire Gibault
and Janelly Fourtou
were not re-elected. The future of the organization is unknown.
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
political party in France.
It was launched in January 2008 by Jean-Marie Cavada
Jean-Marie Cavada
Jean-Marie Cavada is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Ile de France....
, Claire Gibault
Claire Gibault
right|thumb|200px|Claire Gibault at a rally for François Bayrou, centrist candidate in the 2007 French presidential electionClaire Gibault is a French conductor and politician and a Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France...
and Janelly Fourtou
Janelly Fourtou
Janelly Fourtou is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for central France. She is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions and its Committee on...
, three MEPs
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
elected for Union for French Democracy
Union for French Democracy
The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
. The goal of the party is to unite all those liberals who disagreed with the creation of the Democratic Movement
Democratic Movement (France)
The Democratic Movement , MoDem) is a centrist, social liberal and pro-European French political party that was founded by centrist politician François Bayrou to succeed his Union for French Democracy and to contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential...
and support President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
.
The party was a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party is a European political party mainly active in the European Union, composed of 56 national-level liberal and liberal-democratic parties from across Europe...
for a few months until November 2009.
In the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009 (France)
European elections to elect 72 French Members of the European Parliament were held on Sunday 7 June 2009.Due to the entry of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Union in 2007, the number of seats allocated to France was revised from 78 seats to 72 seats, a loss of 6 seats...
, Cavada was re-elected under the 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...
-New Centre
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
etiquette, and seems to have become a member of the New Centre
New Centre
New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a centre-right political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy – including a majority of former parliamentarians – who did not agree with François Bayrou's...
. Claire Gibault
Claire Gibault
right|thumb|200px|Claire Gibault at a rally for François Bayrou, centrist candidate in the 2007 French presidential electionClaire Gibault is a French conductor and politician and a Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France...
and Janelly Fourtou
Janelly Fourtou
Janelly Fourtou is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for central France. She is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions and its Committee on...
were not re-elected. The future of the organization is unknown.