Movement For France

The Mouvement for France is a Political party French of right main road, of inspiration Souverainiste.

History

Resulting from the movement “Fights for the values”, it is created the November 20th 1994 at the House of Chemistry with Paris. It makes following the list “Majority for other Europe” of the European elections, which had obtained 12,23% of the voices.

Philippe de Villiers is presented then to the presidential elections of 1995, but without managing to transform the MPF into a firmly structured national party. It obtains less than 5% of the voices.

With the legislative of 1997, the MPF makes joint list with CNIP under label LDI (Independent Line) but does not obtain deputies other than Philippe de Villiers.

In June 1999, the list of the RPF-IE, where Philippe de Villiers figure in second position behind Charles Pasqua, is the first of right-hand side, in front of what is still RPR. The MPF amalgamates with the movement of Charles Pasqua (Tomorrow France) and becomes RPF. One year later, Philippe de Villiers leaves RPF and recreates the MPF by denouncing the opaque management of the RPF by Charles Pasqua, which seeks to impose its collaborator close relations.

The party is carried out by Philippe de Villiers and is animated by Guillaume Peltier, general secretary of the movement since September 2003, after having joined the movement in February 2001. They is as into 2001 as the Jeunes for France are created, young structure of the MPF.

In June 2004, the MPF gained three seats with the the European Parliament, those of Philippe de Villiers, also president of the general advice of the Vendée, Paul-Marie Coûteaux and Patrick Louis.

The MPF is represented with the National Assembly by Veronique Besse, vice-president of the general advice of the the Vendée, and with the Sénat by Bruno Retailleau, vice-president of the same general advice, Philippe Darniche, also of the same general advice and Bernard Seillier, senator-mayor of Sévérac-the-Castle and general adviser of the Aveyron.

Political proposals

  • “Immigration zero” associated with a policy of codéveloppement
  • systematic Expulsion of clandestine the
  • Re-establishment of the Double pain
  • Suppression of the CFCM (the French Council of the Muslim cult)
  • Prohibition of the Islamic veil in the public places and the streets
  • To impose a moratorium on the construction of the mosques
  • Establishment of a “republican charter” for the construction of the mosques and the Koranic schools: refusal of polygamy, the forced marriages, the excision; recognition of secularity and the right to change religion; assertion of the equality man-woman; prohibition of the foreign financings; respect of the architecture of the cities…
  • To suspend any construction of mosque and any opening of Koranic school as long as the republican Charter is not adopted
  • Arrêt of the monopoly of the trade unions
  • On the level of education, the transmission to each young person of the fundamental knowledge, suppression of the IUFM in the substitutes by more demanding institutes
  • the end of the single college and Report card
  • Installation one hour weekly of patriotic education in the schools.
  • To make float the Tricolor in all the courses of recreation.
  • Prohibition of the Homosexual marriage engraved in the Constitution, by recognizing the imprescriptible character of the marriage heterosexual
  • Promotion of the alternatives to the abortion (assistance with the mothers in distress)
  • a parental income of education of 1000 euros monthly for the French families of more than three children
  • Referendum on the Death penalty
  • Fall of the loads of 50% on SME allowing the creation of almost 1 million employment in 1 year (according to INSEE)
  • Suppression of the 35h, the STF and the death taxes. Lower income tax associated with a fall with the public expenditure
  • Libération with the retirement age
  • Etablissement of social VAT “to support French work”
  • Transformer the RMI into “minimum wages of work” (works of general interest necessary to obtain the allowances unemployment)
  • Instaurer an obligatory civic service
  • Arrêt of the negotiations of entry of the Turkey in Europe
  • Refus of any European Constitution
  • not centralized European Défense
  • Rétablissement of the fluctuating tariff barriers at the borders of the EU
  • Elargissement of the practice of the referendum

The turning of 2005

The MPF makes countryside for Not with the European Constitutional treaty. From at the end of 2004 in December 2005, the number of members passes from 7  000 with 16  250. The MPF was seen joining by Jacques Bompard, mayor of Orange and organizer of the Public Spirit, resigner of the Political office of the Front National.

Following the arrival of many members after May 29th, 2005, MPF set up a charter excluding all in particular Xénophobie, which it is necessary to sign to adhere.

The MPF and Lines

Even if Philippe de Villiers expressed his dissension with what it calls like the National front " the UMPS" system; while having aimed the vote National front firstly initially, of the divergences remains between the two parties.

Villiers is critical with respect to the polemical remarks made on several occasions by Jean-Marie Le Pen, summarizing their divergences while declaring: " it is interested in the Second world war, I am interested in the France ". However, the president of the MPF also held to him of the remarks which were prone to polemic about colonization estimating that France could be proud of its colonial past, whose assessment would be according to him " broadly positif" (June 8th, 2006); this posture was qualified by many political economists and historians of " revisionism colonial".

In the same way, the MPF sits at the European Parliament within the Groupe Independence/Démocratie, group parliamentary Eurosceptic who counts in particular elected officials of the Ligue of the Polish families, of National alliance and United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). This group subscribes to program common souverainist and of respect of the traditional and cultural values European while leaving to these members the freedom of vote in accordance with its principles.

Philippe de Villiers opposes the position of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who affirms that he would not see in the name of what the Islamic Republic of Iran, taken as sovereign nation, should be private nuclear power.

The MPF makes countryside against l" 'Islamization of France" , denouncing the insidious influence of element islamist in certain fields (airports, schools, hospital….). The MPF distinguishes in Islam a religious Islam, which one must respect like the other religions, and a political Islam, that it fights in the name of the values of the Republic.

From the strategic point of view, Philippe de Villiers, of which the experiment showed the harmful effects of an electoral alliance (scission with Charles Pasqua), rejects the idea of alliance with the National front.

In addition, Philippe de Villiers proposes the advantage of being an elected official of ground, being based on his action like chair General advice of the Vendée. In addition, the MPF counts some European mayors, members of Parliament and deputies.

In 2001, the MPF accommodates Guillaume Peltier founder of Youth action Chétienté, former head of FNJ

In the same way, Damien Bariller, former member of the National front, old directing of the cabinet of Bruno Megret (when it was with the National front) and of the MNR, is named responsible for the federation of the Rhone delta.

In December 2005, Jacques Bompard, former member of Front National, Orange mayor since 1995, joined the MPF and chairs since the federation of Vaucluse.

In March 2007, Philippe de Villiers is candidate MPF in presidential Française. Paul-Marie Knives, old support of Chevènement for presidential the 2002, becomes door word of Philippe De Villiers at the sides of Guillaume Peltier.

In July 2007, at the time of the meeting of a management Committee, Guillaume Peltier, the general secretary, is stated in favor to make MPF a true right party, modern, effective and able to control. He proposes with the executives of the Movement the principle of negotiations with UMP for the municipal elections of March 2008. Its proposal is very mainly accepted in order to enraciner the MPF on the ground. The objective is to obtain 500 town councilors (against 150 elected officials in 2001).

Guillaume Peltier carries out as of mid-July 2007 negotiations with Brice Hortefeux and Alain Marleix, the national secretary of UMP in charge of the elections. The MPF positions like a “honest ally” of the government, towards which it wants to be “demanding”, in particular on the European questions: opposition to the mini-treaty and the entry of the Turkey in the European Union. On the electoral level, the MPF wishes that these negotiations guarantee the re-election of mayors MPF: Jean-Louis Millet with Saint-Claude (the Jura), Jacques Bompard with Orange (Vaucluse). The MPF aims at obtaining 500 eligible places of assistant or city council men, and some chief candidates (with Bollène, for Marie-Claude Bompard, wife of Jacques, with Vénissieux for Christophe Girard). Being the general advices, the MPF wishes an agreement with UMP for the re-election of Jacques Bompard in the western canton of Orange, and Michel Terral in the canton of Ballon. The MPF hopes to be able to invest about thirty other candidates.

Presidential 2007

At the time of the presidential election, Villiers obtains 2,23% of the votes (818.407 votes). It obtains its best scores in Country of the Loire (4,99%) and in Poitou (3,58%). Its movement thus confirms its anchoring in the grounds of the great west, but does not bore out of ground frontists.
Villiers is in particular largely preceded by Le Pen in the town of Orange (16,31% against 6,39%).

Its score is relatively weak in the Vendée or it arrives in fourth position with 11,28% (against 22% in 1995).

At the conclusion of the poll, Villiers immediately does not invite to vote Sarkozy. It will call all the same three days later with " to make stopping with the gauche".

Legislative 2007

The MPF obtains, as of the 1st turn with 60,96% of the voices, a deputy in the Vendée, Mrs. Besse, who presented herself under the label " présidentielle" majority;. Mr. Sarlot, other outgoing of the MPF, which had been presented without label, was also re-elected as of the first turn with 52,12% of the voices. It should be noted that UMP did not introduce clean candidates against them. The executives of the parties carry out sometimes important scores, like J. Bompard in the 4° district of the Vaucluse (19,72%), Jean-Louis Millet in the 2°circonscription of the the Jura (10,27%), Me A. Varaut in the 5°circonscription of Seine-Saint-Denis (8,11%), Gerard Pierre in the 2nd district of Morbihan (8,17%) or Guillaume Peltier (5,92% in Indre-et-Loire).

Local elections 2008

The MPF launched negotiations with UMP to ensure itself to have a sufficient number of elected officials able to defend its values and to have responsibilities at the municipal level. Thus, Christophe Girard will be supported by UMP to take again the town hall of Vénissieux (seventh plus big city of the area the Rhone-Alps), with the Communist party. Negociations are in hand so that the MPF can be chief candidate in other municipalities, such as for example with Orange or with Saint-Claude.

Elected officials

  • Parliament : Veronique Besse and Joel Sarlot (related) (re-elected with the 1st turn in 2007),
  • Senate : Bruno Retailleau, Bernard Seillier, Philippe Darniche
  • the European Parliament : Philippe de Villiers, Paul-Marie Knives, Patrick Louis.
  • District councils : Marietta Trichet (Pays-de-la-Loire), Antoine Chéreau (Pays-de-la-Loire), Patrice Chéreau (Pays-de-la-Loire), Marie-Claude Bompard (PACA), Philippe David de Beauregard (PACA), Jean-Philippe Wagner (Lorraine), Marie-Christine Bignon (Burgundy)
  • General advices : Philippe de Villiers (the Vendée), Bruno Retailleau (the Vendée), Veronique Besse (the Vendée), Gerard the Villette (the Vendée), Dominique Shoveler duck (the Vendée), Bertrand de Villiers (the Vendée), Wilfried Montassier (the Vendée), Yves Peltier (Meuse), Jacques Bompard (Vaucluse), Marie-Claude Bompard (Vaucluse), Michel Terral (the Sarthe), Gerard Pierre (Morbihan), Bernard Seillier (Aveyron).

References

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