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The Union for the New Republic (French: L'Union pour la nouvelle République, pronounced [lynjɔ̃ puʁ la nuvɛl ʁepyblik], UNR) was a Gaullist political party in France, formed in support of Charles de Gaulle in the 1958 elections.
Union for the New Republic Union pour la nouvelle république | |
|---|---|
 The Cross of Lorraine was the official symbol of the UNR. | |
| President | Charles de Gaulle |
| General Secretary | Robert Poujade (last) |
| Founder | Charles de Gaulle |
| Founded | 1 October 1958 |
| Dissolved | 26 November 1967 |
| Preceded by | National Centre of Social Republicans |
| Succeeded by | Union for the Defense of the Republic |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Newspaper | La Lettre de la nation Magazine |
| Trade union | Union démocratique du travail |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[6][7] |
| European Parliament group | Liberal and Allies Group[8] (1958-65) European Democratic Union (1965-67) |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Party flag | |
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History
editThe UNR won 189 of 466 seats in the November 1958 elections.[9]
In 1962, the UNR grouped with the Gaullist Democratic Union of Labour (French: Union démocratique du travail, UDT) to form the UNR-UDT. They won 233 seats out of 482, slightly less than an absolute majority. 35 Independent Republicans boosted their support.
In 1967, UNR candidates ran under the title Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic (Union des démocrates pour la Ve République, UD-Ve), winning 200 out of 486 seats.
The UNR was renamed Union for the Defense of the Republic in 1967, and later Union of Democrats for the Republic in 1971.
Secretaries General of the UNR
edit- Roger Frey, 1958–1959
- Albin Chalandon, 1959
- Jacques Richard, 1959–1961
- Roger Dusseaulx, 1961–1962
- Louis Terrenoire, 1962
- Jacques Baumel, 1962–1967
- Robert Poujade, 1967–1969
UNR in the Senate
editUnder the Fifth Republic, 39 senators were affiliated to the UNR Group and 11 of them were Muslims or with Muslim origins.[10]
- First Senate election – 37 seats; 12.0%
- Second Senate election – 32 seats; 11.7%
- Third Senate election – 30 seats; 10.9%
Maurice Bayrou was the leader of the group in the Senate from October 1962 to October 1965.
Election results
editPresidential
edit| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1958 | Charles de Gaulle | 62,394 | 78.51% | - | - | Won |
| 1965 | 10,828,521 | 44.65% | 13,083,699 | 55.20% | Won | |
National Assembly
edit| Election year | Leader | First round | Second round | Seats | +/− | Rank
(seats) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1958 | Charles de Gaulle | 3,603,958 | 17.6 | 4,769,052 | 26.4 | 189 / 576
|
– | 1st |
| 1962 | Georges Pompidou | 5,855,744 | 31.9 | 6,169,890 | 40.5 | 233 / 491
|
1st | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mény, Yves (2008), "France: The Institutionalisation of Leadership", Comparative European Politics (Third ed.), Routledge, p. 105
- ^ "FRANCE: The Page of Progress". TIME. 15 December 1958. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Cerny, P. G. (1970). "The Fall of Two Presidents and Extraparliamentary Opposition: France and the United States in 1968". Government and Opposition. 5 (3). Cambridge University Press: 287–306.
- ^ a b Bell, David (4 May 2012). "New Republic: Midnight In Paris". NPR. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Laponce, J. A. (1961), The Government of the Fifth Republic, University of California Press, p. 23
- ^ Blondel, Jean (1974), Contemporary France: Politics, Society and Institutions, Methuen & Co, pp. 24–25
- ^ Emmenegger, Patrick (15 October 2014). "A 'Red Wave' over Europe". The Power to Dismiss. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198709237.003.0004.
- ^ UFE on Europe Politique
- ^ Rohn, Peter H.; Macridis, Roy C.; Brown, Bernard E. (1961). "The De Gaulle Republic, Quest for Unity". The Western Political Quarterly. 14 (1): 253. doi:10.2307/443963. hdl:2027/mdp.39015012077858. ISSN 0043-4078.
- ^ Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République
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