Democratic Movement (France)
Democratic Movement Mouvement démocrate | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MoDem |
| President | François Bayrou |
| Founder | François Bayrou |
| Founded | 1 December 2007 |
| Preceded by | Union for French Democracy |
| Headquarters | 133 bis Rue de l'Université 75007 Paris |
| Membership (2017) | 13,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Ensemble (since the 2022 election) Centre for France (2012 election) |
| European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| Colours | Orange |
| National Assembly | 33 / 577 |
| Senate | 4 / 348 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 81 |
| Presidency of Regional Councils | 0 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 1 / 95 |
| Website | |
| mouvementdemocrate.fr | |
The Democratic Movement (French: Mouvement démocrate, pronounced [muvmɑ̃ demɔkʁat]; MoDem [mɔ.dɛm]) is a centre to centre-right political party in France, whose main ideological trends are liberalism and Christian democracy, and that is characterised by a strong pro-Europeanist stance. MoDem was established by François Bayrou to succeed the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential election. Initially named the Democratic Party (Parti démocrate), the party was renamed "Democratic Movement", because there was already a small Democratic Party in France.
MoDem secured an agreement with La République En Marche! (LRM) — later Renaissance (RE) — in the 2017 legislative election after Bayrou had endorsed the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron in February. The two parties have since been in alliance, as of late named Ensemble.
The party's founder and leader Bayrou has served as Prime Minister of France since December 2024.