Rally for the Republic

For other uses, see RPR (disambiguation).
For the campaign rally held by United States Congressman Ron Paul, see Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty.

Rally for the Republic
Rassemblement pour la République
PresidentMichèle Alliot-Marie (last)
FounderJacques Chirac
Founded5 December 1976; 47 years ago (1976-12-05)
Dissolved21 September 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-21)
Preceded byUnion of Democrats for the Republic
Merged intoUnion for a Popular Movement
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[5] to right-wing[1]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (1999–2002)
European Parliament groupEPD (1976–84)[6]
EDA (1984–95)
UFE (1995–99)
EPP-ED (1999–2002)
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   White
  •   Red

The Rally for the Republic (French: Rassemblement pour la République [ʁasɑ̃bləmɑ̃ puʁ la ʁepyblik]; RPR [ɛʁ pe ɛʁ]) was a Gaullist[7][8][9][10] and conservative[11][12][13][14] political party in France. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullist politics.[15][16] It was one of the two major parties in French politics, alongside the Socialist Party. On 21 September 2002, the RPR was merged into the Union for the Presidential Majority, later renamed the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

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