Parti populiste
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The Populist Party is a minor nationalist political party in France
. It was established in 2005 by Franck Timmermans and Christian Perez, former members of Bruno Mégret
's National Republican Movement
, which split from the larger National Front (FN) in 1998.
In the French presidential election, 2007
, the Populist Party supported FN candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
, as part of the 'Patriotic Union' (l'Union patriotique) including Mégret's National Republican Movement
the 'Patriotic Union' (l'Union patriotique)
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...
. It was established in 2005 by Franck Timmermans and Christian Perez, former members of Bruno Mégret
Bruno Mégret
Bruno Mégret is a French Far-right politician. He is the leader of the Mouvement National Républicain political party, but retired in 2008 from political action.-Youth and studies:...
's National Republican Movement
National Republican Movement
The National Republican Movement is a French nationalist political party, created by Bruno Mégret with former Club de l'Horloge alumni, Yvan Blot and Jean-Yves Le Gallou, as a split from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front on January 24, 1999.Although political observers have considered the MNR to...
, which split from the larger National Front (FN) in 1998.
In the French presidential election, 2007
French presidential election, 2007
The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term.The winner, decided on 5 and 6 May 2007, was Nicolas Sarkozy...
, the Populist Party supported FN candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
, as part of the 'Patriotic Union' (l'Union patriotique) including Mégret's National Republican Movement
National Republican Movement
The National Republican Movement is a French nationalist political party, created by Bruno Mégret with former Club de l'Horloge alumni, Yvan Blot and Jean-Yves Le Gallou, as a split from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front on January 24, 1999.Although political observers have considered the MNR to...
the 'Patriotic Union' (l'Union patriotique)