La France Audacieuse

Audacious France (LFA; French: La France audacieuse) is a French political party positioned centre-right on the political spectrum.

Audacious France
La France audacieuse
AbbreviationLFA
PresidentChristian Estrosi
Spokesperson
  • Delphine Bürkli
  • Arnaud Robinet
  • Caroline Pozmentier
Founded
  • October 14, 2017 (as association)
  • September 22, 2020 (as political party)
Split fromThe Republicans
Headquarters
  • 128 rue de la Boétie
  • 75008 Paris
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
National Assembly
3 / 577
Senate
2 / 348
Presidency of Regional Council
1 / 17
Mayors of municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants
16 / 279
Website
https://www.la-france-audacieuse.fr/accueil

The movement was founded by Christian Estrosi as a movement of local elected officials in October 2017 with several right-wing personalities such as Jean-Luc Moudenc, mayor of Toulouse; Gilles Avérous, mayor of Châteauroux; Alain Chrétien, mayor of Vesoul; and Luc Lemonnier, mayor of Le Havre.[1] LFA became a party in 2020.

History

Launch

On October 14, 2017, Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice, launched a movement of local elected officials which he called “France audacieuse”.[2] This name was already that of a civil society think tank, active since 2016, which carries out in-depth studies on sustainable development and the social economy.[3] The launch of Christian Estrosi's movement was therefore marred by accusations of plagiarism, heavily relayed on Twitter and in the media.[4] The object of the association was to "bring a renewal in French political life by organizing the voice of the territories and bringing the voice of citizens to allow the development of a democratic life that is more participatory and more representative".[5]

Transformation into a political party

On September 22, 2020, Christian Estrosi announced at a general assembly the transformation of his movement into a political party to "make the voice of the territories heard" and "weigh in the political debate".[6][7]

Organization

Audacious France has three deputies, including two members of the Les Républicains group and one member of the La République en Marche group:[8]

Audacious France also has two senators, all members of the Les Républicains group:[8]

References
  1. "Plusieurs maires de droite lancent "La France audacieuse" mardi". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. "Flash Spécial". France Audacieuse (in French). 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. "France Audacieuse : Présentation". France Audacieuse (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. "La France audacieuse : Quand les politiques piquent les bonnes idées de la société civile. Estrosi". www.media-web.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. "Résultats de recherche | Associations | journal-officiel.gouv.fr". www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. Alex, Par; à 18h52, re Sulzer Le 22 septembre 2020 (2020-09-22). "Christian Estrosi transforme sa "France audacieuse" en parti politique". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. "Christian Estrosi appelle au "dépassement" politique "à partir d'une France décentralisée"". France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  8. "Les principaux élus de La France Audacieuse :: La France Audacieuse". www.la-france-audacieuse.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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