The Patriots (France)

The Patriots
Les Patriotes
PresidentFlorian Philippot
Founded29 September 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-29)
Split fromNational Front
Headquarters122, Rue des Rosiers, 93400 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Membership (2021)Increase 22,000
IdeologyFrench nationalism
Hard Euroscepticism[1]
Traditional Gaullism
Right-wing populism
Conspiracism[2]
Anti-vaccination[2]
Political positionRight-wing[3] to far-right[4][5]
Colours  Orange
National Assembly
0 / 577
Senate
0 / 348
European Parliament
0 / 74
Presidency of Regional Councils
0 / 17
Presidency of Departmental Councils
0 / 101
Website
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The Patriots (French: Les Patriotes; LP) is a nationalist and hard Eurosceptic political party in France. Founded by former vice president of the Front National (FN) Florian Philippot, it was registered on 29 September 2017. The party strongly supports a French withdrawal from both the European Union (EU) and Eurozone.

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Election results

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European Parliament

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/− EP Group
2019 Florian Philippot 147,140 0.65 (#15)
0 / 79
New
2024[a] 228,351 0.93 (#13)
0 / 81
Steady 0
  1. ^ Run in a joint list with VIA, that won no seats.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Florian Philippot a présenté la charte de son parti, Les Patriotes". Le Monde. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017..
  2. ^ a b Macé, Maxime; Plottu, Pierre. "Législatives: complotistes et anti-pass auront leurs candidats". Libération.
  3. ^ "Explained: how France's newest party is copying Farage in a bid for Frexit". Euronews. 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ Laurent de Boissieu. "Les Patriotes (LP)". france-politique.fr. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ^ Les Patriotes: How Le Pen's ex-protégé hopes to win over French far right. France 24. Author – Louise Nordstorm. Published 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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