Horizons (political party)
Horizons | |
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Leader | Édouard Philippe |
General Secretary | Christophe Béchu |
Founder | Édouard Philippe |
Founded | 9 October 2021 |
Split from | |
Headquarters | 60, rue François-Ier 75008 Paris |
Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
National affiliation | Together |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
Colours | Blue white |
National Assembly | 29 / 577 |
Senate | 4 / 348 |
European Parliament | 2 / 79 |
Communes with over 30,000 inhabitants | 14 / 279 |
Website | |
horizonsleparti.fr | |
Horizons (French pronunciation: [ɔʁizɔ̃]) is a centre-right political party in France founded in October 2021 by Édouard Philippe, at the time mayor of Le Havre and former Prime Minister of France.
The party was created with the purpose of attracting centre-right support for Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 French presidential election. It seeks to appeal to the secular and pro-European right, with a "social calling". Ahead of the 2022 legislative election, it formed a coalition with two other main centrist parties – Democratic Movement (MoDem) and La République En Marche! (LREM) – to coordinate which candidates it presents.
Notable members
Members of Parliament
Elected in the 2022 French legislative election:
Mayors and MEPs
- Arnaud Robinet, mayor of Reims
- Édouard Philippe, mayor of Le Havre
- Hubert Falco, mayor of Toulon
- Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice
- Christophe Béchu, mayor of Angers
- Delphine Bürkli, mayor of the 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Gilles Boyer, member of the European Parliament
- Laurent Marcangeli, mayor of Ajaccio
Election results
National Assembly
Election | Leader | Seats | Government | |
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Seats | +/- | |||
2022 | Édouard Philippe | 30 / 577
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30 | Presidential minority (under Ensemble) |