Les Républicains
![Le président des Républicains (LR), Eric Ciotti, lors de la soirée électorale après les premiers résultats du second tour des élections législatives, le 7 juillet 2024 à Nice](https://s.france24.com/media/display/c81f1d28-78fa-11ef-bff9-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"262f74c1e6f6182a84b4c443fa0f79314568115555eba933fe1a7337b9aacbb8","title":"Ciotti%20quits%20the%20'Les%20R%C3%A9publicains'%20party","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/6111286ed9c00c4f2f05141922175ddce96d6faf.webp)
![In this file photo, newly appointed Prime minister Michel Barnier looks on during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, September 5, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/dd408f60-77f2-11ef-9222-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"f86bfeddd49d280ecc01eaea5d742b3c34367ab08f16854f8b877de00df26e51","title":"Right-wing%20government%20unveiled%20after%20deadlock","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/2024-09-19T160416Z_1082198419_RC2HU9A5J9E3_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-POLITICS.webp)
![Michel Barnier le 7 septembre 2024, à Paris](https://s.france24.com/media/display/2f46354c-78d6-11ef-b3c6-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"4e2f3c79af2e6d9549ac09975c3df924243949818b44dfc79896dbeac5f91c21","title":"PM%20Barnier%20appoints%20right-leaning%20cabinet","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/37a928c835362803f99b9a974dd43bd47039603d.webp)
![French Prime minister unveils right-leaning cabinet, decried by the opposition](https://s.france24.com/media/display/cb38740c-78c6-11ef-8a8e-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"60bb7677962ee560d296aef4349737552cf1ab797051a7f7a04e03832765a720","title":"Prime%20minister's%20right-leaning%20cabinet%20decried%20by%20the%20opposition","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240922_081703_081850_CS.webp)
![France finally gets a new government in shift to the right](https://s.france24.com/media/display/3bdaa00a-78c6-11ef-a463-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"937b651f7c29f456e5d26ad34625698efdb07f274cf06e43c083200863e7139c","title":"The%20new%20government%20shifts%20to%20the%20right","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240922_081504_081636_CS.webp)
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France
![Former Republicans senator: Ciotti’s alliance with far right ‘unforgivable’](https://s.france24.com/media/display/3c249212-371e-11ef-8258-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20LEGISLATIVE%20ELECTIONS","hash":"4269714c05c85aeb24d18d8c93589c1dd1234ea6b9b2dd3478db6bf229912357","title":"Ciotti%E2%80%99s%20alliance%20with%20far%20right%20%E2%80%98unforgivable%E2%80%99%2C%20says%20former%20Republicans%20senator","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240630_212808_213140_CS.webp)
![Republicans’ Eric Ciotti: ‘We will build right wing government to re-establish order on our streets’](https://s.france24.com/media/display/4c333d9c-3715-11ef-a7c4-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20LEGISLATIVE%20ELECTIONS","hash":"a27d102357c8e928989dbc422f83ff4e6b8d4a70df9da873540a693174195918","title":"Republicans%E2%80%99%20Eric%20Ciotti%3A%20%E2%80%98We%20will%20build%20right%20wing%20government%20to%20re-establish%20order%20on%20our%20streets%E2%80%99","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240630_210825_211155_CS.webp)
![Ciotti to fight ousting in court as French right implodes over snap poll](https://s.france24.com/media/display/50f78c52-2a4a-11ef-92f5-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20SNAP%20ELECTIONS","hash":"3e2130a0ea49453224e75e84b4c4b597e9c897e078d016b735a4d6bec260bb3d","title":"Ciotti%20to%20fight%20ousting%20in%20court","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240614_120541_120639_CS.webp)
![French conservative party meets to validate Ciotti's elimination](https://s.france24.com/media/display/ab2e1950-297f-11ef-976d-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20SNAP%20ELECTIONS","hash":"1188443e5d92edc843d00218cf83c5c91d1958ff9120a81f398265c699b291c9","title":"Conservative%20party%20meets%20to%20finalise%20Ciotti's%20expulsion","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240613_140153_140420_CS.webp)
![Ciotti arrives at Republicans party HQ, says still in charge](https://s.france24.com/media/display/648860e4-296d-11ef-ba07-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20SNAP%20ELECTIONS","hash":"5b4e5cfaf198fe958ee448f2185bb377112c47e5a783c1a237a375cfd10a14d8","title":"Ciotti%20arrives%20at%20Republicans%20party%20HQ%2C%20says%20still%20in%20charge","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240613_120632_120926_CS.webp)
![Ciotti says he's still leader of Republicans Party, despite being voted out](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b73a8040-2960-11ef-9cd8-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRENCH%20SNAP%20ELECTIONS","hash":"51d998b72748104e5c5b483d26e8ce20515de19331e27528f8a1028cc8f3d483","title":"Ciotti%20says%20he's%20still%20Republicans%20leader%2C%20despite%20being%20voted%20out","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240613_101718_101820_CS.webp)
![French Republicans party leader ousted after proposing far-right alliance](https://s.france24.com/media/display/6f856c9c-28cf-11ef-85b0-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"6bfc7ad69bf8bd94182bc6a87727b23e5ba1f8b5844448ee92295fbca0ec40a2","title":"Republicans%20party%20leader%20Ciotti%20ousted%20","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240612_170155_170653_CS.webp)
![French conservatives in turmoil as leader backs Le Pen alliance ahead of snap elections](https://s.france24.com/media/display/5cb93e84-27f5-11ef-b4e0-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"628525c05f9fdd0ec6f6c843e75d8db8c561f03cc845dec6756a5005a5863e9e","title":"Conservatives%20in%20turmoil%20as%20%250Aleader%20backs%20Le%20Pen%20alliance","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240611_133216_133547_CS.webp)
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