Union for the New Republic
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The "Union for the New Republic" (Union pour la Nouvelle République; UNR) was a French political party formed in 1958. It emerged as the most significant and electorally successful of the Gaullist groups supporting Charles de Gaulle. The UNR was a direct successor to earlier Gaullist coalitions and played a key role in the political landscape of the Fifth Republic. In 1967, it merged with other Gaullist factions to form the Union of Democrats for the Republic, which later became the Rally for the Republic (RPR) in 1976. The RPR, under Jacques Chirac, was a major conservative party in France until it merged into the Union for a Popular Movement in 2002.1
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…main groups, of which the Union for the New Republic (Union pour la Nouvelle République; UNR) emerged as the most important and electorally successful, gaining 26 percent of the vote in the 1958 election.
Read More…main groups, of which the Union for the New Republic (Union pour la Nouvelle République; UNR) emerged as the most important and electorally successful, gaining 26 percent of the vote in the 1958 election.
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FranceThe Fifth Republic…newly organized Gaullist party, the Union for the New Republic (Union pour la Nouvelle République; UNR); the parties of the left suffered serious losses. In December de Gaulle was elected president for a seven-year term, and he appointed Debré as his first prime minister. The Fifth Republic came into operation…
Read More…newly organized Gaullist party, the Union for the New Republic (Union pour la Nouvelle République; UNR); the parties of the left suffered serious losses. In December de Gaulle was elected president for a seven-year term, and he appointed Debré as his first prime minister. The Fifth Republic came into operation…
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