Sovereignty, Identity and Freedoms
Sovereignty, Identity and Freedoms (French: Souveraineté, identité et libertés, SIEL) is a French political party led by Karim Ouchikh.[1] Originally described as right-wing sovereigntist,[2] it later moved towards Identitarianism.[1] The party had 2,000 members in 2016.[1]
Sovereignty, Identity and Freedoms Souveraineté, identité et libertés | |
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| Abbreviation | SIEL |
| President | Karim Ouchikh |
| Founder | Paul-Marie Coûteaux |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Membership (2016) | 2,000 |
| Ideology | Sovereigntism Identitarianism |
| National Assembly | 0 / 577
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| Senate | 0 / 348
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| European Parliament | 0 / 74
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The party was founded in 2011 by eurosceptic Paul-Marie Coûteaux in the run-up to the 2012 elections.[3] The party was formerly the only other party that was part of the Rassemblement bleu Marine coalition of Marine Le Pen, which it left in 2016.[1] The party counts among its members Renaud Camus, creator of the Great Replacement conspiracy theory,[1] as well as anti-Islam activists Pierre Cassen and Christine Tasin.[4] The party advocates Remigration of immigrants.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Albertini, Dominique (1 November 2016). "Au FN, le Rassemblement bleu Marine prend l'eau". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2016.
- ^ Blanchard, Lucie (4 September 2014). "Débat à Oullins, quand laïcité rime avec islamophobie". Lyon Capitale (in French).
- ^ Mestre, Abel (15 December 2014). "Le SIEL, groupuscule à la droite du Front national". Le Monde (in French).
- ^ Mizera, Séverine (12 February 2017). "Siel se prépare aux législatives". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French).