Horizons (political party)

Horizons
LeaderÉdouard Philippe
General SecretaryChristophe Béchu
FounderÉdouard Philippe
Founded9 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-09)
Split from
Headquarters60, rue François-Ier
75008 Paris
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-right[1][2][3][4]
National affiliationEnsemble
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
Colours  Blue
  White
National Assembly
23 / 577
Senate
4 / 348
European Parliament
2 / 79
Communes with over 30,000 inhabitants
14 / 279
Presidency of regional councils
1 / 17
Website
horizonsleparti.fr

Horizons (French pronunciation: [ɔʁizɔ̃]) is a centre-right[2] political party in France founded in October 2021 by Édouard Philippe, at the time mayor of Le Havre and former Prime Minister of France.

The party was created with the purpose of attracting centre-right support for Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 French presidential election.[5] It seeks to appeal to the secular and pro-European right, with a "social calling".[6] Ahead of the 2022 legislative election, it formed a coalition with two other main centrist parties – Democratic Movement (MoDem) and La République En Marche! (LREM) – to coordinate which candidates it presents.[7]

  1. ^ Thépaut, Héloïse (2021-10-18). "Haute-Garonne : le nouveau parti politique d'Edouard Philippe séduit plusieurs élus locaux". L'opinion Independante (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ a b Boichot, Loris; Quinault-Maupoil, Tristan (9 October 2021). "L'offensive d'Édouard Philippe bouscule l'aile droite de la majorité". Le Figaro (in French).
  3. ^ "Création d'Horizons : "Une très bonne nouvelle pour le centre droit", estime le maire de Fontainebleau Frédéric Valletoux". Franceinfo (in French). 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. ^ Gatinois, Claire (2021-10-09). "Avec le parti Horizons, Edouard Philippe lance sa " nouvelle offre politique "". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ "Soutenir Macron, préparer l'avenir… Ce que l'on sait du nouveau parti d'Édouard Philippe". Agence France-Presse. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021 – via Ouest-France.
  6. ^ "Juntos ciudadanos, la nueva plataforma electoral de Macron" (in Spanish). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023. Como tercer partido de la casa común macroniana, Horizontes se dirigirá a la derecha laica y pro europea, con «vocación social».
  7. ^ Elizabeth Pineau (5 May 2022), Parties linked to France's Macron form coalition for parliament elections Reuters.