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| − | + | '''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire''' (''Union for a Popular Movement'') was a major right-wing French political party founded on 17 November 2002 by the former French president [[Jacques Chirac]] as a merger of several right wing parties supporting him. | |
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| + | In 2007 UMP leader [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] was elected president of France, until [[Francois Hollande]] defeated him in a run-off in 2012. | ||
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| + | In May 2015 the party was renamed and succeeded by the Republicans ([[Les Républicains]]). | ||
Latest revision as of 04:51, 21 September 2016
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement) was a major right-wing French political party founded on 17 November 2002 by the former French president Jacques Chirac as a merger of several right wing parties supporting him.
In 2007 UMP leader Nicolas Sarkozy was elected president of France, until Francois Hollande defeated him in a run-off in 2012.
In May 2015 the party was renamed and succeeded by the Republicans (Les Républicains).
