Liberties, Independents, Overseas And Territories
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (French: Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires, LIOT), formerly Liberties & Territories (French: Libertés & territoires, LT), 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.
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 | 22 / 577 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Regionalism |
| Website | groupeliot.fr |
History
The 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. 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. 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. It was rejected by 9 votes. All group members voted in favour, except two who abstained.
Membership
Members (15th legislature)
Former members (15th legislature)
| 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
| Year | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 / 577 | New |
List of presidents
| 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
References
External links
- Groupe Libertés et Territoires deputies (in French)
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