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Political party in France

Union for the New Republic Union pour la nouvelle république
The Cross of Lorraine was the official symbol of the UNR.
President	Charles de Gaulle
General Secretary	Robert Poujade(last)
Founder	Charles de Gaulle
Founded	1 October 1958 (1958-10-01)
Dissolved	26 November 1967 (1967-11-26)
Preceded by	National Centre of Social Republicans
Succeeded by	Union for the Defense of the Republic
Headquarters	Paris
Newspaper	La Lettre de la nation Magazine
Trade union	Union démocratique du travail
Ideology	Gaullism^[4] Dirigisme^[5] Social conservatism^[5] Conservatism^[6]
Political position	Right-wing^[9]
European Parliament group	Liberal and Allies Group (1958–1965)^[10] European Democratic Union (1965–1967)
Colours	Blue andred
Party flag

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TheUnion for the New Republic (French:L'Union pour la nouvelle République,pronounced[lynjɔ̃puʁlanuvɛlʁepyblik],UNR) was aGaullist political party in France, formed in support ofCharles de Gaulle in the1958 elections.

History

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The UNR won 189 of 466 seats in theNovember 1958 elections.^[11]

In1962, the UNR grouped with the GaullistDemocratic Union of Labour (French:Union démocratique du travail, UDT) to form theUNR-UDT. They won 233 seats out of 482, slightly less than an absolute majority. 35Independent Republicans boosted their support.

In1967, UNR candidates ran under the titleUnion of Democrats for the Fifth Republic (Union des démocrates pour la V^e République, UD-V^e), winning 200 out of 486 seats.

The UNR was renamedUnion for the Defense of the Republic in 1967, and laterUnion of Democrats for the Republic in 1971.

Secretaries General of the UNR

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Roger Frey, 1958–1959
Albin Chalandon, 1959
Jacques Richard, 1959–1961
Roger Dusseaulx, 1961–1962
Louis Terrenoire, 1962
Jacques Baumel, 1962–1967
Robert Poujade, 1967–1969

UNR in the Senate

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Under theFifth Republic, 39 senators were affiliated to the UNR Group and 11 of them wereMuslims or withMuslim origins.^[12]

First Senate election – 37 seats; 12.0%
Second Senate election – 32 seats; 11.7%
Third Senate election – 30 seats; 10.9%

Maurice Bayrou was the leader of the group in the Senate from October 1962 to October 1965.

Election results

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Presidential

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President of the French Republic
Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result
Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
1958	Charles de Gaulle	62,394	78.51%	-	-	Won
1965	Charles de Gaulle	10,828,521	44.65%	13,083,699	55.20%	Won

National Assembly

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National Assembly
Election year	Leader	First round		Second round		Seats	+/−	Rank (seats)
Election year	Leader	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Rank (seats)
1958	Charles de Gaulle	3,603,958	17.6	4,769,052	26.4	189 / 576	–	1st
1962	Georges Pompidou	5,855,744	31.9	6,169,890	40.5	233 / 491	44	1st

References

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^Mény, Yves (2008), "France: The Institutionalisation of Leadership",Comparative European Politics (Third ed.), Routledge, p. 105
^"FRANCE: The Page of Progress".TIME. 15 December 1958. Retrieved20 June 2024.
^Cerny, P. G. (1970). "The Fall of Two Presidents and Extraparliamentary Opposition: France and the United States in 1968".Government and Opposition.5 (3). Cambridge University Press:287–306.
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^^a ^bBell, David (4 May 2012)."New Republic: Midnight In Paris".NPR. Retrieved20 June 2024.
^Laponce, J. A. (1961),The Government of the Fifth Republic, University of California Press, p. 23
^Blondel, Jean (1974),Contemporary France: Politics, Society and Institutions, Methuen & Co, pp. 24–25
^Emmenegger, Patrick (15 October 2014). "A 'Red Wave' over Europe".The Power to Dismiss.doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198709237.003.0004.
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^UFE on Europe Politique
^Rohn, Peter H.; Macridis, Roy C.; Brown, Bernard E. (1961)."The De Gaulle Republic, Quest for Unity".The Western Political Quarterly.14 (1): 253.doi:10.2307/443963.hdl:2027/mdp.39015012077858.ISSN 0043-4078.
^Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République

v t e The Republicans
Predecessors	Rally of the French People (1947–1955) National Centre of Social Republicans (1954–1958) Union for the New Republic (1958–1967) Union of Democrats for the Republic (1967–1976) Rally for the Republic (1976–2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015)
Presidents	Nicolas Sarkozy (2015–2016) Laurent Wauquiez (2016ad interim, 2017–2019) Jean Leonetti (2019ad interim) Christian Jacob (2019–2022) Annie Genevard (2022ad interim) Éric Ciotti (2022–2024) Bruno Retailleau (2025-present)
Secretaries-general	Laurent Wauquiez (2015) Éric Woerth (2015–2016) Bernard Accoyer (2016–2017) Annie Genevard (2017–2019, 2023–present) Aurélien Pradié (2019–2023)
Presidential candidates	François Fillon (2017) Valérie Pécresse (2022)
Elections	2016 presidential primary 2017 leadership election 2019 leadership election 2021 presidential primary 2022 leadership election 2025 leadership election
Parliamentary groups	National Assembly Senate