The Patriots (France)

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.

The Patriots
Les Patriotes
PresidentFlorian Philippot
Founded29 September 2017 (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]
Souverainism
Right-wing populism
Gaullism
Economic nationalism
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
les-patriotes.fr
  • Philippot at the party's founding congress in Saint-Laurent-Blangy in 2018
    Philippot at the party's founding congress in Saint-Laurent-Blangy in 2018
  • First logo (until 2018)
    First logo (until 2018)

Election results

European Parliament
Election year Votes  % Seats +/−
2019 147,140 0.65
0 / 79
 Decrease 2

See also

References
  1. "Florian Philippot a présenté la charte de son parti, Les Patriotes". Le Monde. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017..
  2. "Législatives: complotistes et anti-pass auront leurs candidats".
  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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