Popular Republican movement

The popular Republican movement (MRP) was a French political party between 1944 and 1967.

Heir to the popular Democratic party, founded in 1944 by Georges Bidault, it wanted to be the party of the resistant Christian-Democrats who wished to exceed cleavage right-hand side-left and that of “fidelity” to the Général de Gaulle.

History

With the French Communist party, the MRP was the large winner of the legislative elections of 1945 and took part, with this one and the Socialists (SFIO), with the system of the Tripartisme (Provisional government of the French Republic).

The MRP had 150 deputies in 1945, 169 in 1946 (Assembled constituent), 167 in 1946,88 in 1951, 73 in 1956, 64 in 1958 and 55 in 1962 (National Assembly). It was appreciably weakened by the irruption of RPF. The record was reached the June 2nd 1946 with 28,2% of the voices. It in particular counted among its rows the Abbé Pierre, appointed MRP of 1945 with 1951.

Georges Bidault, Robert Schuman, Pierre Pflimlin, members of this party, played a big role under the Fourth republic and were presidents of the Council. Auguste Champetier de Ribes was president of the Council of the Republic and Pierre Schneiter, president of the National Assembly.

The members of the MRP proposed a reform program social and family, and were made the craftsmen of the Franco-German bringing together and the creation of plain Europe. Their ministers were confronted with the colonial problems, in particular the Guerre of Indo-China (Jean Letourneau). They were favorable to the European Community of defense.

Divided on the Algerian question (Georges Bidault supporting OAS and melting a dissidence, the Christian Democrat in 1958), its members adopted the Gaullisme, or, with Jean Lecanuet, founded, in 1966, the democratic Center future CDS which composes the UDF. Last ministers MRP were those of the government of Georges Pompidou (Pierre Pflimlin, Robert Buron, Joseph Fontanet, Paul Bacon, Maurice Schumann). They resigned following the press conference of the Général de Gaulle on Europe in May 1962.

The September 13rd 1967, the MRP ceases existing.

Youths of the MRP were organized within the “Young Teams of the MRP”.

Leaders

Presidents

General secretaries

Sources

  • Funds of the public records

  • Quid
  • historic site on the M.R.P.

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