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Line 1: − The '''Union for a Popular Movement''' (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) is [[France]]'s largest right-wing political party. It was initially aligned with the policies of [[Jacques Chirac]], but has increasingly differed with him, especially when it officially expressed opposition to [[Turkey]]'s membership in the [[European Union]] after Chirac supported it.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + − +
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{{PoliticalParty
| party_name = Les Républicains
| party_logo =
| website = [https://www.republicains.fr/ republicains.fr]
| leader = [[Laurent Wauquiez]]
| parleader =
| foundation = 2002
| ideology = [[Conservatism]]
| position = Right-wing
| international = [[International Democrat Union]], [[Centrist Democrat International]] and [[European People’s Party]]
| colors = blue, white and red
| footnotes =
}}
'''Les Républicains''' (formerly known as '''Union for a Popular Movement'''; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire in [[French]]) is [[France]]'s largest right-wing political party. It was initially aligned with the policies of [[Jacques Chirac]], but has increasingly differed with him, especially when it officially expressed opposition to [[Turkey]]'s membership in the [[European Union]] after Chirac supported it.
In 2007 the UMP nominated [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] (who is also the president of the party) for [[2007 French presidential elections|president]]. Sarkozy won the presidency in the second round of voting on May 6, 2007.
In 2007 the UMP nominated [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] (who is also the president of the party) for [[2007 French presidential elections|president]]. Sarkozy won the presidency in the second round of voting on May 6, 2007.
Sarkozy renamed the party the party in 2015 to 'Les Republicains'. It is a member of the [[European People’s Party]].<ref>http://www.epp.eu/parties-and-partners/</ref>
Sarkozy renamed the party the party in 2015 from Union for a Popular Movement to 'Les Republicains'. It is a member of the [[European People’s Party]].<ref>http://www.epp.eu/parties-and-partners/</ref>
==Famous members of the Union for a Popular Movement==
==Famous members of the Union for a Popular Movement==