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The Republicans (LR)

French center-right party, heir to Gaullism and Sarkozy, with Bruno Retailleau as leader since 2025. It defends a market economy, immigration control, order, family values and an intergovernmental EU, and lost the Élysée Palace in 2012.

Predominant spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Neoconservatism
Closest personality
Henry Clay Frick

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal21%
    Unitary79%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy79%
    Autocracy21%
  • Power

    Leaning · Security
    Security65%
    Liberty35%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation77%
    Multiculturalism23%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Militarist
    Militarist58%
    Pacifist42%
  • Intervention

    Strong · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist27%
    Nationalist73%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public34%
    Private66%
  • Control

    Leaning · Free market
    Planning38%
    Free market62%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism62%
    Globalism39%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious60%
    Religious40%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive34%
    Traditionalist66%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology61%
    Biology39%

What sets The Republicans (LR) apart

Most unusual position

Control

Leans further toward free market than 79% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 65The Republicans (LR) 38

Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Power

On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Party median 65The Republicans (LR) 65

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.