The Union of the Right and Centre (French: Union de la droite et du centre; UDC) is a term used in France to designate an electoral alliance between the parties of the right and of the centre-right.
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| Abbreviation | UDC |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Charles de Gaulle |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Senate | 165 / 348 |
| National Assembly | 68 / 577 |
| European Parliament | 8 / 79 |
| Presidencies of Regional Councils | 6 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 57 / 94 |
Throughout the Fifth Republic, the Gaullist party allied itself with smaller right and centre political formations in order to obtain a majority in the National Assembly or for local elections. Between 2002 and 2012, almost all of this movement was united in the Union for a Popular Movement which then defined itself as the "party of the right and of the centre".
The term is subsequently used for the lists and candidacies presented by The Republicans party and its centrist allies (Union of Democrats and Independents and The Centrists).
With a view to the legislative elections of June 2022, the president of LR Christian Jacob unveiled during a National Congress organized on May 7, 2022, an agreement providing for mutual withdrawals between the three formations, including 457 candidates invested by LR, 59 by the UDI, 26 by LC and one by Liberties and Territories.[1][2]
Chronology of the different alliances
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edit- ^ "Législatives 2022 : le parti LR lance sa campagne, le député Robin Reda rejoint la majorité présidentielle". Le Monde.fr. Le Monde. 2022. ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 17 May 2022..
- ^ "LÉGISLATIVES 4e circonscription : la candidate de l'union de la Droite et du Centre enfin connue". Objectif Gard. pagesObjectifGard309120608312. 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Paul-Jacques Truffaut (16 March 1981). "Élysée : tout s'accélère". Ouest-France.
- ^ L'acte de naissance de l'URC, Le Monde, 19 ma 1988.
- ^ Le RPR et l'UDF ont mis au point une " déclaration d'union ", Le Monde, 7 avril 1989.
- ^ Création de l'Union pour la France, Le Monde, 28 juin 1990.
- ^ RPR et UDF formeront une confédération., Libération, 15 mai 1998.
- ^ "Les partisans de Jacques Chirac annoncent la création de l'Union pour la majorité présidentielle (UMP)". lemonde.fr. 2002-04-25..
- ^ "Nicolas Sarkozy pour un "comité de liaison"". lefigaro.fr. 2008..
- ^ "Chez les Républicains, un meeting pour la primaire déguisé en réunion de soutien à Pécresse". lemonde.fr. 2015..