Territories of Progress
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Territories of Progress Territoires de Progrès | |
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Abbreviation | TDP |
Secretary General | Xavier Iacovelli |
President of the National Council | Yves Durand |
Spokespersons | Najwa El Haïte Laurent Bonnaterre Ergün Toparslan |
Founders | Jean-Yves Le Drian Olivier Dussopt |
Founded | 1 February 2020 |
Split from | Socialist Party |
Headquarters | Paris |
Ideology | Social liberalism[1] Social democracy Progressivism[citation needed] Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centre[2] to centre-left |
National affiliation | La République En Marche! |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
Colours | Blue-green Purple Beige |
National Assembly | 46 / 577 |
Senate | 4 / 348 |
European Parliament | 1 / 74 |
Website | |
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Territories of Progress – Social Reformist Movement (French: Territoires de progrès – Mouvement social-réformiste, TDP) is a French political party of the centre-left to centre. It was founded in February 2020 by ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Olivier Dussopt. It brings together former elected representatives of the Socialist Party who became stakeholders in the presidential majority of Emmanuel Macron, around the co-founders of the movement. It is headed by the former deputy Gilles Savary.[3]
It currently has 46 Members of Parliament.
Creation[]
The party was created in January 2020 by former elected social democrats, mainly from the Socialist Party.[4] It is officially launched on 1 February 2020, during a meeting in Pantin, in Seine-Saint-Denis, then presented at a press conference on 2 July 2020.[5] Senator Xavier Iacovelli became its Secretary General.[6]
Criticism[]
Speaking to France Inter, First Secretary of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure criticised Territories of Progress, comparing it to "a club of Alcoholics Anonymous" having "betrayed the left".[7]
Membership[]
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References[]
- ^ "France – Europe Elects".
- ^ "France – Europe Elects".
- ^ progrès, Territoires de. "Territoires de progrès | Accueil | Mouvement politique". Territories of Progress (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Politique. Pôle de gauche dans la majorité". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "D'anciens socialistes lancent une "aile gauche de la majorité" avec le ministre Jean-Yves Le Drian". Franceinfo (in French). 1 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ BFMTV, Covid-19 en Normandie: alerte au virus à Val d'Oise ? - 20/06 (in French), retrieved 11 April 2021
- ^ "Le mouvement Territoires de progrès, aile gauche de La République en marche, se reverra après les municipales". Franceinfo (in French). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ progrès, Territoires de. "Délégués départementaux | Territoires de Progrès". Territories of Progress (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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