The Democrats group (, ), known as the Democratic, MoDem and Independents Group () until 2024, is a parliamentary group in the French National Assembly including representatives of the Democratic Movement (MoDem).
Formed following the 2017 legislative election, it is currently the fifth-largest group in the National Assembly.
History After the rallying of MoDem leader François Bayrou to the presidential candidacy of Emmanuel Macron, supported by En Marche (later La République En Marche! and Renaissance), the party was reserved dozens of constituencies in the subsequent legislative election, hoping to secure at least 15 deputies, the number required to form a parliamentary group. The party ultimately won 42 seats in the National Assembly.
On 25 June 2017, Marc Fesneau was unanimously elected president of the MoDem parliamentary group by its 42 members. At the time of its official formation on 27 June, the parliamentary group had 47 deputies, including 4 associated members.
List of presidents Name Term start Term endConstituency Notes Marc Fesneau 25 June 2017 17 October 2018 Loir-et-Cher's 1st Resigned following his appointment to the government Patrick Mignola 17 October 2018 21 June 2022 Savoie's 4th Lost his seat in the 2022 legislative election Jean-Paul Mattei 28 June 2022 9 June 2024 Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 2nd Marc Fesneau 18 July 2024 Loir-et-Cher's 1st
Historical membership Year Seats Change Notes 2017 47 2022 1 2024 12
See also
Centrist Union group
References
External links Notices and portraits of deputies Changes in the composition of groups