Modern Left
Encyclopedia
The Modern Left is a French
centrist political party
founded in 2007.
The party was founded following the nomination of the former Socialist
Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse
, Jean-Marie Bockel
to the François Fillon
government in May 2007. Along with The Progressives
of Éric Besson
, the Modern Left represents the left wing of the coalition supporting President Nicolas Sarkozy
.
The party calls itself social liberal
and supports a social market economy
.
In the 2008 local elections
, the party obtained around 40 councillors, and Bockel won a narrow re-election in Mulhouse
. However, the LGM incumbent in Pau, Yves Uriéta, was defeated.
In the 2009 European Parliament election
, the party obtained two MEPs on the lists of the Union for a Popular Movement
. Both MEPs sit, like all other UMP MEPs, in the group of the centre-right European People's Party
The LGM is a member of the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority
.
Jean-Marie Bockel
was Mayor of Mulhouse
from 1989 to 2010 and the party claims a number of councillors in various cities throughout the country.
In addition, Bockel is Secretary of State for Justice and Liberties in the Fillon II
government.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
centrist political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
founded in 2007.
The party was founded following the nomination of the former Socialist
Socialist Party (France)
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
Senator and Mayor of Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
, Jean-Marie Bockel
Jean-Marie Bockel
Jean-Marie Bockel has been Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007...
to the François Fillon
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
government in May 2007. Along with The Progressives
The Progressives
The Progressives is a social-democratic French political party associated to the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement....
of Éric Besson
Éric Besson
Éric Besson is a French politician and Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital economy under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Christine Lagarde...
, the Modern Left represents the left wing of the coalition supporting 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 calls itself social liberal
Social liberalism
Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding...
and supports a social market economy
Social market economy
The social market economy is the main economic model used in West Germany after World War II. It is based on the economic philosophy of Ordoliberalism from the Freiburg School...
.
In the 2008 local elections
French municipal elections, 2008
The French municipal elections of 2008 were held on 9 March in that year to elect the municipal councils of France's 36,782 communes...
, the party obtained around 40 councillors, and Bockel won a narrow re-election in Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
. However, the LGM incumbent in Pau, Yves Uriéta, was defeated.
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...
, the party obtained two MEPs on the lists of 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...
. Both MEPs sit, like all other UMP MEPs, in the group of the centre-right European People's Party
The LGM is a member of the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority
Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority
The Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority is a structure initiated by Nicolas Sarkozy to coordinate the political parties that support his action....
.
Elected officials
- Senators: Daniel MarsinDaniel MarsinDaniel Marsin is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Guadeloupe. He is locally a member of Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités, and at the national level of the Modern Left, a satellite organisation of Nicolas Sarkozy' Union for a Popular Movement...
, Jean-Marie BockelJean-Marie BockelJean-Marie Bockel has been Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007...
(RDSEEuropean Democratic and Social RallyThe European Democratic and Social Rally is a social-liberal parliamentary group representing the Radical tradition in the French Senate.-Chamber of Deputies:...
) - MEPs: Michèle StrifflerMichèle StrifflerMichèle Striffler is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the East constituency....
, Marielle GalloMarielle GalloMarielle Gallo is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the Île-de-France constituency....
(EPP)
Jean-Marie Bockel
Jean-Marie Bockel
Jean-Marie Bockel has been Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon since 18 March 2008, having previously been Secretary of State for Cooperation and La Francophonie since June 2007...
was Mayor of Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
from 1989 to 2010 and the party claims a number of councillors in various cities throughout the country.
In addition, Bockel is Secretary of State for Justice and Liberties in the Fillon II
François Fillon
François Charles Armand Fillon is the Prime Minister of France. He was appointed to that office by President Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 May 2007. He served initially until 13 November 2010 when he resigned from being prime minister before a planned cabinet reshuffle.On 14 November 2010, Sarkozy...
government.