The Free Right is a liberal-conservative

Liberal conservatism

Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different...

 faction within 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...

 (UMP) founded and led by Rachid Kaci and Alexandre del Valle

Alexandre del Valle

Alexandre del Valle is a French political scientist, geopolitician, and researcher at Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics. His research focuses on radical Islam, terrorism and Turkey's accession to European Union...

. The Free Right is formed mostly by members of Liberal Democracy

Liberal Democracy (France)

Liberal Democracy was a French political party that advocated conservative liberalism and liberal conservatism, headed by Alain Madelin. The party replaced in 1997 the Republican Party, which was the classical liberal component of the Union for French Democracy .It became independent in 1998,...

, though Kaci was close the souverainiste Charles Pasqua

Charles Pasqua

Charles Pasqua is a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's cohabitation government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government of Edouard Balladur...

 at one time.

In the 2002 leadership election, the party obtained 3.17% of the votes running for President of the UMP. During the American election

United States presidential election, 2008

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 in 2008, the faction supported the Republican ticket of John McCain

John McCain

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 and Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin

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, while most French political elites supported Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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The UMP deputies Yannick Favennec

Yannick Favennec

Yannick Favennec is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Mayenne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:...

, Étienne Blanc

Étienne Blanc

Étienne Blanc is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the third constituency of the Ain department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:...

 and François d'Aubert

François d'Aubert

François d’Aubert is a French politician.He is, by profession, an auditor at the Cour des Comptes. Since 2002, he has been minister delegate to research in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government....

are members of The Free Right.