Agir (), officially Agir, la droite constructive (), is a political party in France, established on 26 November 2017. The majority of its founding members were previously associated with the Constructive faction within The Republicans. Styling itself as a "liberal, social, European, humanist and reformist" party, Agir was founded by a group of 19 established politicians as an alternative to The Republicans. The party merged with Renaissance (formerly La République En Marche!) as an "associate party" in 2022.
Agir Members of Parliament (MPs) were members of the Agir ensemble parliamentary group in the National Assembly. Fabienne Keller was the party's only Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
History Formation Following the defeat of Les Républicains (LR) candidate François Fillon in the first round of the 2017 French presidential election and the ascension of Laurent Wauquiez, perceived as coming from the right wing of Les Républicains, to the leadership of the party, 19 politicians from LR and the centre-right Union of Democrats and Independents formed the group.
Coalition and merger In the run-up to the 2022 French presidential election, Agir joined and formed part of the Ensemble Citoyens coalition, which supported President Emmanuel Macron in his re-election bid. The party grew closer to Macron's political camp following the election, and when it was later announced that his party would attempt to unify the presidential majority into a single party grouping, Agir took steps towards integrating into the ruling majority. Ultimately, Agir merged into Macron's party as it reformed and rebranded under the name Renaissance on 17 September 2022.
Ideology Agir was identified as part of centre-right politics, defining itself as pro-European, liberal and humanist, and rejecting the "identitarian, authoritarian, eurosceptic and ultra-conservative" right.
Prominent members
Party leaders
Deputies Agir had 12 Members of Parliament in the 15th assembly. In the 2022 French legislative election, 6 were elected as part of the Ensemble Citoyens coalition.
15th National Assembly of France Name Former party Constituency Olivier Becht LR Haut-Rhin's 5th constituency Pierre-Yves Bournazel LR Paris's 18th constituency Paul Christophe LR Nord's 14th constituency Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo LR Seine-Maritime's 7th constituency Antoine Herth LR Bas-Rhin's 5th constituency Dimitri Houbron LREM Nord's 17th constituency Aina Kuric LREM Marne's 2nd constituency Laure de La Raudière LR Eure-et-Loir's 3rd constituencyLuc Lamirault Vincent Ledoux LR Nord's 10th constituency Patricia Lemoine LR Seine-et-Marne's 5th constituency Lise Magnier LR Marne's 4th constituency
16th National Assembly of France
Olivier Becht Paul Christophe Thomas Gassilloud Franck Riester Charles Rodwell Charles Sitzenstuhl Lionel Vuibert
Senators Agir has 6 Senators. Name Former party Constituency Emmanuel Capus LR Maine-et-LoireMarie-Agnès ÉvrardLRYonne Ludovic Haye LR Haut-Rhin Claude Malhuret LR Allier Pierre Médevielle UDI Haute-Garonne Colette Mélot LR Seine-et-Marne
MEP
Fabienne Keller
Election results European Parliament Election year Votes % Seats +/− 2019 5,079,015 (Renaissance) 22.42 1
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