Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (French: Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires, LIOT), formerly Liberties & Territories (French: Libertés & territoires, LT),[a] is a catch-all 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]
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires | |
|---|---|
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| Chamber | National Assembly |
| Legislature(s) | 15th and 16th (Fifth Republic) |
| Foundation | 17 October 2018 |
| Member parties | Rad LC FD FaC UDI DVD DVG RES (formerly) |
| President | Bertrand Pancher Christophe Naegelen (co-presidents) |
| Constituency | Meuse's 1st Vosges's 3rd |
| Representation | 21 / 577 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Regionalism |
| Website | groupeliot.fr |
History
editThe group was formed on 17 October 2018, led by co-presidents Bertrand Pancher from Meuse and Philippe Vigier from Eure-et-Loir. Prior negotiations between Corsican nationalist deputies, Olivier Falorni and François Pupponi had failed at the beginning of the 15th 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 centre of the hemicycle, which was declined. They protested by boycotting the photograph of the Assembly bringing together all the deputies.[3] The group ultimately joined the opposition on 30 July 2020.
Following the 2022 legislative election, the group was central in a March 2023 attempt at dismissing the minority government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne through a motion of no confidence presented by Pancher and defended in front of Parliament by Charles de Courson.[4] It was rejected by 9 votes. All group members voted in favour, except two who abstained.[5]
Although five LIOT deputies were invested under the banner of the New Popular Front in the 2024 legislative election, several indicated that they did not wish to be associated with it. According to Laurent Panifous, the parliamentary group is likely to continue past 2024 should a sufficient number of incumbent deputies be re-elected.[6]
Membership
editMembers (15th legislature)
editFormer members (15th legislature)
edit| 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 PS | Joined MoDem group |
| Martine Wonner | Formerly LREM | Excluded from group |
Election results
edit| Year | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 / 577 |
New |
| 2024 | 21 / 577 |
 5
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List of presidents
edit| Co-president | Co-president | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Term start | Term end | Notes | Name | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| Bertrand Pancher | 17 October 2018 | Current | Member of Rad | Philippe Vigier | 17 October 2018 | 8 September 2020 | Member of UDI Joined the MoDem group |
| Sylvia Pinel | 16 September 2020 | 21 June 2022 | Member of PRG | ||||
| Christophe Naegelen | 28 June 2022 | Current | Member of UDI | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ From 2018 to 2022
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Présentation de notre motion de censure - Charles de Courson, groupeliot.fr.
- ^ Motions de censure : député par député, qui a voté quoi ?, Radio France, 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Législatives : plusieurs députés du groupe Liot investis par le PS". Le Parisien. Agence France-Presse. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
edit- Groupe Libertés et Territoires deputies (in French)