Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories

Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories Group
Groupe Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer et territoires
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories Group; Groupe Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer et territoires
Chamber	National Assembly
Legislature(s)	15th (Fifth Republic)
Foundation	17 October 2018
Member parties	Rad; LC; FD; FaC; UDI; DVD; DVG; RES;
President	Bertrand Pancher
Constituency	Meuse's 1st; Tarn-et-Garonne's 2nd
Representation	17 / 577
Ideology	Social liberalism; Regionalism
Website	libertesterritoires.fr

Liberties and Territories (French: Groupe Libertés et territoires, LT) is a parliamentary group in the French National Assembly. It was formed on 17 October 2018, with deputies from centre-left and centre-right parties, as well as Corsican nationalist parties.^[1]^[2]

History

The group was formed on 17 October 2018, led by co-leaders Bertrand Pancher and Philippe Vigier. Prior negotiations between Corsican nationalist deputies, Olivier Falorni, and François Pupponi had failed at the beginning of the legislature. At its founding, the group defined itself as in the "minority," refusing to register as either being in the majority or in opposition to the government.^[2] This led to a disagreement over their placement in the National Assembly. The group's deputies demanded to be placed together in the center of the hemicycle protesting by boycotting the photograph of the Assembly bringing together all the deputies.^[3] The group ultimately joined the opposition on July 30, 2020.

Membership

Current Members

Name	Party
Jean-Félix Acquaviva	FaC
Sylvain Brial	DVD
Michel Castellani	FaC
Jean-Michel Clément	PP
Paul-André Colombani	PNC
Charles de Courson	LC
Jeanine Dubié	PRG
Frédérique Dumas	DVD
Olivier Falorni	PRG
Stéphanie Kerbarh	MR
Jean Lassalle	RES
François-Michel Lambert	LEF
Paul Molac	DVG
Sébastien Nadot	MDP
Bertrand Pancher	Rad
Benoît Simian	Horizons
Jennifer de Temmerman	DVG

Former Members

Name	Party	Notes
Matthieu Orphelin	FaC	Joined EDS group
M'jid El Guerrab	MR	Joined AE group
Philippe Vigier	UDI	Joined MoDem group
Yannick Favennec	UDI	Joined MoDem group
Sandrine Josso	UDI	Joined MoDem group
François Pupponi	Formerly SP	Joined MoDem group
Martine Wonner	Formerly LREM	Excluded from group

Historical Membership

Year	Seats	Change
2018	16 / 577
2019	19 / 577	3
2020	20 / 577	1
2020	19 / 577	1
2020	18 / 577	1
2020	15 / 577	3
2020	16 / 577	1
2020	17 / 577	1
2020	18 / 577	1
2020	17 / 577	1

List of Presidents

Co-Leader				Co-Leader
Name	Term start	Term End	Notes	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
Bertrand Pancher	17 October 2018		Member of Rad	Philippe Vigier	17 October 2018	8 September 2020	Member of UDI Joined the MoDem group
Bertrand Pancher	17 October 2018		Member of Rad	Sylvia Pinel	16 September 2020	Member of PRG

References

^ "An eighth parliamentary group created in the National Assembly, a record" (in French). France Info. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé "Libertés et territoires"". Le Figaro (in French). 17 October 2018.
^ "Insatisfaits de leur place à l'Assemblée, ces députés perturbent la photo officielle". Le HuffPost (in French). 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

External links

Groupe Libertés et Territoires deputies (in French)

[1] "An eighth parliamentary group created in the National Assembly, a record" (in French). France Info. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

[figaro-2] "Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé "Libertés et territoires"". Le Figaro (in French). 17 October 2018.

[3] "Insatisfaits de leur place à l'Assemblée, ces députés perturbent la photo officielle". Le HuffPost (in French). 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

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