Union Monégasque
Appearance
Monegasque Union Union monégasque | |
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Abbreviation | UM |
Leader | Jean-François Robillon |
Founded | 2003 |
Merger of | |
Membership | 500 (2013) |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[2][3] |
National affiliation | Monegasque National Union |
Colours |
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National Council | 3 / 24 |
Union Monégasque (UM; English: Monegasque Union; French pronunciation: [ynjɔ̃ mɔnegask]) is a centrist political party in the Principality of Monaco.[4] Union Monégasque was formed in 2003 and is led by Jean-François Robillon. In the 2023 election it won 3 seats on the National Council as a part of the Monegasque National Union coalition.
Union Monégasque promotes and formulates political proposals aimed at bringing together the Monegasque population around common values according to the founding principles it has adopted. Pride, unity and ambition are the three founding pillars of the political group.[5][third-party source needed]
Electoral history
[edit]National Council elections
[edit]Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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2003 | 60,339 | 58.5 | 21 / 24
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21 | 1st |
2008 | 53,523 | 52.2 | 21 / 24
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New | 1st |
2013 | 56,472 | 39.0 | 3 / 24
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18 | 2nd |
2018 | 17,895 | 16.2 | 1 / 24
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2 | 3rd |
2023[a] | 72,602 | 89.6 | 3 / 24
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2 | 1st |
- ^ Run as part of the Monegasque National Union coalition, which won 24 seats in total.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schminke, Tobias Gerhard (7 February 2023). "Single alliance wins all seats in 'historic' Monaco election". The Capitals. Euractiv. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Hublet, François (January 2024). "Parliamentary election in Monaco, 5 February 2023". Short analyses. Electoral Bulletin of the European Union. Elections in Europe (4). Paris: Groupe d'études géopolitiques. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Global Elections Round-Up: Last 12 Months". BMI Country Risk. Fitch Solutions. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
The final seat went to the centrist Union Monegasque, with its seat total down from three previously.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Monaco". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Présentation de l'association Union Monégasque". monsite-2 (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 October 2021) (in French)