Libertas France

Libertas France is the name given to the activities of Declan Ganley's Libertas Party in France. Unlike Libertas in other countries, Libertas France was not a political party in its own right. Instead, candidates from Mouvement pour la France (MPF) and Chasse, Pêche, Nature et Traditions (CPNT) contended the 2009 European Parliament elections in France under common lists branded with the Libertas identity. The candidates retained their membership of their national parties and the national parties retained their legal identity.

## Formation

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On 12 February 2009, European Voice (now part of Politico Europe) reported that Mouvement pour la France, the party of Philippe de Villiers and Paul-Marie Couteaux, would rename itself to Libertas for the 2009 elections.[1] Later, the position was clarified: candidates would retain their national party membership but would run for election under Libertas lists, in a manner analogous to existing European political parties. Ganley held a press conference on 11 March 2009[2][3] in which members of MPF[2] and CPNT[2] announced their intentions to stand under Libertas lists in French constituencies in the 2009 European Parliament elections. Jérôme Rivière was named as the campaign director of Libertas France.[3] During the press conference, Villiers (MPF) and Frédéric Nihous (CPNT) laid out the issues on which they would campaign: anti-Lisbon Treaty,[3] pro-Fortress Europe,[3] (périmètre de l’Europe) and anti-Turkish accession to the EU.[3]

The affiliation of MPF to Libertas was not unanimously supported: 32 federation presidents signed a motion of no confidence against Philippe de Villiers.[3] Paul-Marie Coûteaux, the existing MPF MEP for Île-de-France[3] who had been dropped as head of the list in favor of Jérôme Rivière,[3] also voiced his disapproval.[3]

## Staff

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Name  | Position

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Jérôme Rivière[4] | Campaign Director[4]

## Issues

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On 12 March 2009,[5] Philippe de Villiers and Frédéric Nihous gave a joint statement. They objected to a France-supported draft January 27 European Union regulation on oenological practices that allowed the blending of white wine and red wine to produce rosé wine.[5]

## Candidates

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Main article: List of Libertas list candidates at the 2009 European Parliament elections

## Results

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Main article: Libertas.eu

## See also

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* Jens-Peter Bonde
* Declan Ganley
* 2009 European Parliament election
* Treaty of Lisbon

## References

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1. ^ "Battle for right-wing power base" European Voice, 12 February 2009
2. ^ a b c "Européennes : Frédéric Nihous et Philippe de Villiers feront campagne commune", La Tribune, March 4, 2009, English translation here
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ganley, Villiers et Nihous s’en vont «chasser le Barroso» «en meute»", EurActiv.fr, 12 March 2009, English translation here
4. ^ a b "Villiers et Nihous pour un «protectionnisme européen»", Le Figaro, 9 March 2009
5. ^ a b "Rosés coupés : 'inadmissible' (Villiers)", Le Figaro, 12 March 2009

## External links

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* Libertas France candidates for the 2009 European Parliament elections
* Libertas France (official site)

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Libertas

Movement|

| European political party|

* Libertas.eu

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Lobby group|

* Libertas Institute

European political foundation|

* Libertas Foundation

Timeline|

* Origins
* Lobby group
* Lisbon I
* Party
* Recognition attempt
* 2009 elections
* Lisbon II

See also|

* List of Declan Ganley organizations
* Political positions of Libertas

People|

| Staff|

* Declan Ganley
* Jens-Peter Bonde

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Election advisers|

* Joe Trippi
* Lynton Crosby

Members of member parties1|

See List of 2009 candidates

Members of affiliated parties2|

See List of 2009 candidates

Individual members|

* List of 2009 candidates
* List of original signatories

Disavowed people|

* Bridget Rowe
* Petr Mach
* Paul-Marie Coûteaux
* Igor Gräzin

Parties|

| Member parties1|

* Estonia
* Germany
* Ireland
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

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Affiliated parties2|

| Czech Republic|

* Libertas.cz3
* Nezávislí demokraté

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France|

* Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions
* Mouvement pour la France

Germany|

* AUF - Partei für Arbeit, Umwelt und Familie

Greece|

* Komma Fileleftheron (1980)

Latvia|

* Latvijas Atmoda
* Mūsu Zeme
* Sociālā Taisnīguma Partija

Poland|

* Liga Polskich Rodzin
* Naprzód Polsko
* Organizacja Narodu Polskiego - Liga Polska
* Partia Regionów
* PSL Piast
* Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe

Portugal|

* Movimento Partido da Terra

Slovakia|

* Občianska Konzervatívna Strana
* Konzervatívni Demokrati Slovenska

Spain|

* Ciudadanos – Partido de la Ciudadanía
* Partido Social Demócrata
* Unión del Pueblo Salmantino

Disavowed parties|

* Libertas UK (England)
* Party of Free Citizens (Czech Republic)
* Libertas Slovensko3 (Slovakia)
* Sloboda a Solidarita3 (Slovakia)
* Libertas Bulgaria3 (Bulgaria)
* Tautos Prisikėlimo Partija (Lithuania)
* Polo dell'Autonomia (Italy)

Elections|

| 2009 lists|

* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* France
* Greece
* Germany
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Spain
* United Kingdom

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Key|

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Member parties are members of Libertas.eu. Members of member parties are automatically members of Libertas.eu unless they choose otherwise.

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Affiliated parties are not members of Libertas.eu but are otherwise associated. Members of affiliated parties are not members of Libertas.eu unless they choose to join as individuals.

Parties presenting as Libertas.eu affiliates/members but not sanctioned by Libertas.eu when presentation commenced.

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