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France

The Republicans

Gaullist conservatism

Logo of The Republicans.

The main French centre-right party, in the Gaullist tradition. Campaigns on public spending reduction, immigration restriction, tougher sentencing and national sovereignty within the European Union.

Founded
2015
Positions as of
2022 presidential programme
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigns for reductions in public spending, civil service headcount and business taxation.

  • Crime and punishment

    Advocates minimum sentences, the end of automatic sentence reduction and expanded prison capacity.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

76

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

72

Evidence: Well documented

Personal liberty

38

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

24

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

74

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

55

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

40

Evidence: Documented

Crime and punishment

14

Evidence: Well documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Projet Présidentiel · Les Républicains · 2022
  • Statuts des Républicains · Les Républicains

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