Union of the Right and Centre Union de la droite et du centre | |
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| Abbreviation | UDC |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Charles de Gaulle |
| Founded | 1967 (1967) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Blue |
| Senate | 165 / 348 |
| National Assembly | 68 / 577 |
| European Parliament | 8 / 79 |
| Presidencies of Regional Councils | 6 / 17 |
| Presidency of Departmental Councils | 57 / 94 |
TheUnion of the Right and Centre (French:Union de la droite et du centre; UDC) is a term used in France to designate anelectoral alliance between the parties of theright and of thecentre-right.
Throughout theFifth Republic, the Gaullist party allied itself with smaller right and centre political formations in order to obtain a majority in theNational Assembly or for local elections. Between 2002 and 2012, almost all of this movement was united in theUnion for a Popular Movement which then defined itself as the "party of the right and of the centre".
The term is subsequently used for the lists and candidacies presented byThe Republicans party and its centrist allies (Union of Democrats and Independents andThe Centrists).
With a view to thelegislative elections of June 2022, the president of LRChristian Jacob unveiled during a National Congress organized on May 7, 2022, an agreement providing for mutual withdrawals between the three formations, including 457 candidates invested by LR, 59 by the UDI, 26 by LC and one byLiberties and Territories.[1][2]