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Yahoo
10 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Former French PM launches new party two years before presidential election
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has announced the launch of his own political party named Humanist France (La France humaniste), two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. De Villepin, 71, was prime minister of France under ex-president Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007 and also the late leader's foreign minister between 2002 and 2004. The traditional right-wing politician made his mark on the global stage as Chirac's head of diplomacy, delivering an impassioned speech against the invasion of Iraq war at a UN Security Council meeting in 2003. "I decided to create a movement of ideas, of citizens, through the creation of a political party," said de Villepin in an interview with daily newspaper Le Parisien published Tuesday. "This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and the republican order," he added. De Villepin -- who was also minister of the interior under Chirac -- did not explicitly make clear his intention to stand for president but the new party is likely to be seen as a key platform for such a bid. "I am not for escalation... but for a politics of balance and measure," he said. "Against a path of tension and identity polarisation, I offer one of assembly, public interest and humanism." "French people deserve to have the choice" and not be caught "between the radicalism of the LFI (hard-left France Unbowed) and that of the RN (far-right National Rally)," he told Le Parisien. The contours of the French 2027 presidential election remain largely unclear, with centre-right former prime minister Edouard Philippe the only major player to clearly state he will stand and President Emmanuel Macron barred from seeking another mandate. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is eager to stand for fourth time but her conviction earlier this year in a fake jobs scandal disqualifies her from running for public office. She has appealed, and waiting in the wings is her protege Jordan Bardella, 29, who would stand if Le Pen was ineligible. De Villepin, who polls show to be France's most popular politician along with Philippe, declined to say explicitly that he would stand saying "now is not the time to enter into the presidential debate." But he added: "Faced with the path of tension and polarisation of identities, I propose that of unity, of the general interest, and of humanism." la-jmt-cbn/mct/sjw/giv
Straits Times
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Former French PM Villepin launches new party two years before presidential election
Popular former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is forming a party, but has not confirmed whether or not he will stand in France's presidential election. PHOTO: AFP Former French PM Villepin launches new party two years before presidential election PARIS - Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has announced the launch of his own political party named Humanist France (La France humaniste), two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. Mr De Villepin, 71, was prime minister of France under ex-president Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007 and also the late leader's foreign minister between 2002 and 2004. The traditional right-wing politician made his mark on the global stage as Mr Chirac's head of diplomacy, delivering an impassioned speech against the invasion of Iraq war at a UN Security Council meeting in 2003. 'I decided to create a movement of ideas, of citizens, through the creation of a political party,' said Mr de Villepin, in an interview with daily newspaper Le Parisien published on June 24. 'This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and the republican order,' he added. Mr De Villepin – who was also minister of the interior under Mr Chirac – did not explicitly make clear his intention to stand for president but the new party is likely to be seen as a key platform for such a bid. 'I am not for escalation... but for a politics of balance and measure,' he said. 'Against a path of tension and identity polarisation, I offer one of assembly, public interest and humanism.' 'French people deserve to have the choice' and not be caught 'between the radicalism of the LFI (hard-left France Unbowed) and that of the RN (far-right National Rally),' he told Le Parisien. The contours of the French 2027 presidential election remain largely unclear, with centre-right former prime minister Edouard Philippe the only major player to clearly state he will stand and President Emmanuel Macron barred from seeking another mandate. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is eager to stand for fourth time, but her conviction earlier this year in a fake jobs scandal disqualifies her from running for public office. She has appealed, and waiting in the wings is her protege, Mr Jordan Bardella, 29, who would stand if Ms Le Pen was ineligible. If French far-right leader Marine Le Pen (left) is judged to be ineligible for the presidential election, her protege Jordan Bardella will stand instead. PHOTO: REUTERS Mr De Villepin, who polls show to be France's most popular politician along with Mr Philippe, declined to say explicitly that he would stand saying 'now is not the time to enter into the presidential debate.' But he added: 'Faced with the path of tension and polarisation of identities, I propose that of unity, of the general interest, and of humanism.' AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
LeMonde
13 hours ago
- Politics
- LeMonde
Former French PM Dominique de Villepin launches new party
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin announced the launch of his own political party, named La France Humaniste ("Humanist France"), on Tuesday, June 24, two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. "I decided to create a movement of ideas, of citizens, through the creation of a political party," said de Villepin in an interview with the daily newspaper Le Parisien, published on Tuesday. "This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and the republican order," he added. De Villepin, 71, was the prime minister of France under ex-president Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007, and also the late leader's foreign minister between 2002 and 2004. The traditional right-wing politician made his mark on the world stage as Chirac's foreign minister, delivering an impassioned speech against the Iraq War at a UN Security Council meeting in 2003. A platform for a presidential election bid De Villepin – who once also served as the interior minister under Chirac – did not explicitly make his intention to run for president clear, but the new party is likely to be seen as a key platform for such a bid. De Villepin, who polls have shown to be one of France's most popular politicians, declined to explicitly say that he would run for the presidency, saying "now is not the time to enter into the presidential debate." "I am not for escalation (...) but for a politics of balance and measure," he said. However, he added: "Faced with the path of tension and polarisation of identities, I propose that of unity, of the general interest, and of humanism." "French people deserve to have the choice" and not be caught "between the radicalism of the LFI [La France Insoumise, radical left] and that of the RN," the far-right Rassemblement National party, he told Le Parisien. An unclear field of candidates The line-up for the French 2027 presidential election is still largely unclear, with center-right former prime minister Edouard Philippe being the only major player to have clearly stated that he will run, and President Emmanuel Macron barred from seeking another term in office. Far-right RN leader Marine Le Pen is eager to run for a fourth time, but her embezzlement conviction earlier this year, in a fake jobs scandal, has led to her being banned from running for public office. She has appealed, and waiting in the wings is her protégé, Jordan Bardella, 29, who could run as the RN's candidate if Le Pen's ban from running for office were upheld on appeal.
France 24
14 hours ago
- Politics
- France 24
Former French PM launches new party two years before presidential election
De Villepin, 71, was prime minister of France under ex-president Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007 and also the late leader's foreign minister between 2002 and 2004. The traditional right-wing politician made his mark on the global stage as Chirac's head of diplomacy, delivering an impassioned speech against the invasion of Iraq war at a UN Security Council meeting in 2003. "I decided to create a movement of ideas, of citizens, through the creation of a political party," said de Villepin in an interview with daily newspaper Le Parisien published Tuesday. "This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and the republican order," he added. De Villepin -- who was also minister of the interior under Chirac -- did not explicitly make clear his intention to stand for president but the new party is likely to be seen as a key platform for such a bid. "I am not for escalation... but for a politics of balance and measure," he said. "Against a path of tension and identity polarisation, I offer one of assembly, public interest and humanism." "French people deserve to have the choice" and not be caught "between the radicalism of the LFI (hard-left France Unbowed) and that of the RN (far-right National Rally)," he told Le Parisien. The contours of the French 2027 presidential election remain largely unclear, with centre-right former prime minister Edouard Philippe the only major player to clearly state he will stand and President Emmanuel Macron barred from seeking another mandate. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is eager to stand for fourth time but her conviction earlier this year in a fake jobs scandal disqualifies her from running for public office. She has appealed, and waiting in the wings is her protege Jordan Bardella, 29, who would stand if Le Pen was ineligible. De Villepin, who polls show to be France's most popular politician along with Philippe, declined to say explicitly that he would stand saying "now is not the time to enter into the presidential debate."
Int'l Business Times
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Former French PM Launches New Party Two Years Before Presidential Election
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has announced the launch of his own political party named Humanist France (La France humaniste), two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. De Villepin, 71, was prime minister of France under ex-president Jacques Chirac between 2005 and 2007 and also the late leader's foreign minister between 2002 and 2004. The traditional right-wing politician made his mark on the global stage as Chirac's head of diplomacy, delivering an impassioned speech against the invasion of Iraq war at a UN Security Council meeting in 2003. "I decided to create a movement of ideas, of citizens, through the creation of a political party," said de Villepin in an interview with daily newspaper Le Parisien published Tuesday. "This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and the republican order," he added. De Villepin -- who was also minister of the interior under Chirac -- did not explicitly make clear his intention to stand for president but the new party is likely to be seen as a key platform for such a bid. "I am not for escalation... but for a politics of balance and measure," he said. "Against a path of tension and identity polarisation, I offer one of assembly, public interest and humanism." "French people deserve to have the choice" and not be caught "between the radicalism of the LFI (hard-left France Unbowed) and that of the RN (far-right National Rally)," he told Le Parisien. The contours of the French 2027 presidential election remain largely unclear, with centre-right former prime minister Edouard Philippe the only major player to clearly state he will stand and President Emmanuel Macron barred from seeking another mandate. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is eager to stand for fourth time but her conviction earlier this year in a fake jobs scandal disqualifies her from running for public office. She has appealed, and waiting in the wings is her protege Jordan Bardella, 29, who would stand if Le Pen was ineligible. De Villepin, who polls show to be France's most popular politician along with Philippe, declined to say explicitly that he would stand saying "now is not the time to enter into the presidential debate." But he added: "Faced with the path of tension and polarisation of identities, I propose that of unity, of the general interest, and of humanism."
