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| successor = [[Rally for the Republic]]
| successor = [[Rally for the Republic]]
| headquarters = 123 rue de Lille, [[Paris]] [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th]]
| headquarters = 123 rue de Lille, [[Paris]] [[7th arrondissement of Paris|7th]]
| newspaper = ''La Lettre de la nation Magazine''
| newspaper = ''La Lettre de la nation''
| ideology = [[Gaullism]]<br>[[One-nation conservatism|One-nationism]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lind|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=FeEeAAAAQBAJ|title=Up from Conservatism|editor=Simon and Schuster|date=2013|page=47}}</ref><br/>[[Liberal conservatism]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Fysh|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=o9hIuvKF1HYC|title=Chapter 3: Gaullism and liberalism|work=Political Ideologies in Contemporary France|editor=A&C Black|date=1997}}</ref><br/>[[Pro-Europeanism]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Tchoubarian|first=Alexander|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=HdJQAwAAQBAJ|title=The European Idea in History in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A View From Moscow|editor=Routledge|date=2014|page=166}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rusi|first=Alpo M.|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=AYWwCwAAQBAJ|title=After the Cold War: Europe’s New Political Architecture|editor=Springer|date=1991|page=34}}</ref> (soft)<ref>{{cite book|last=Gaffney|first=John|url=https://books.google.it/books?id=rOSJAgAAQBAJ|title=Political Parties and the European Union|editor=Routledge|date=2002|page=87}}</ref>
| ideology = [[Gaullism]]<br>[[Conservatism]]<br>[[Pro-Europeanism]]
| position = [[Centre-right]] to [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]<ref>{{Citation |first=Gabriel |last=Goodliffe |title=The Resugence of the Radical Right in France: From Boulangisme to the Front National |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2012 |page=250}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Jean |last=Blondel |title=Contemporary France: Politics, Society and Institutions |publisher=Methuen & Co |year=1974 |pages=24–25}}</ref>
| position = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]<ref>{{Citation |first=Gabriel |last=Goodliffe |title=The Resugence of the Radical Right in France: From Boulangisme to the Front National |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2012 |page=250}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Jean |last=Blondel |title=Contemporary France: Politics, Society and Institutions |publisher=Methuen & Co |year=1974 |pages=24–25}}</ref>
| european =
| european = ''None''
| europarl = [[European Democratic Union]] {{small|(1967-73)}}<br/>[[European Progressive Democrats]] {{small|(1973-76)}}
| europarl = [[European Democratic Union]] {{small|(1967{{ndash}}73)}}<br/>[[European Progressive Democrats]] {{small|(1973{{ndash}}76)}}
| international =
| colors = {{colorbox|#FF4500}} [[Orange (colour)|Orange]] {{small|(official)}}<br>{{colorbox|{{Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color}}}} [[Blue]] {{small|(costumary)}}
| colors = {{colorbox|#FF4500}} [[Orange (colour)|Orange]] {{small|(official)}}<br>{{colorbox|{{Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color}}}} [[Blue]] {{small|(costumary)}}
| country = France
| country = France
}}
}}


The '''Union for the Defence of the Republic''' (1968, {{lang-fr|Union pour la défense de la République}}) or '''Union of Democrats for the Republic''' (1968–1976, {{lang-fr|Union des Démocrates pour la République}}), commonly abbreviated '''UDR''', was a [[Gaullism|Gaullist]]<ref name="HughesHughes2002">{{cite book|author1=Alexandra Hughes|author2=Alex Hughes|author3=Keith A Reader|author4=Keith Reader|title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQKFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA367|date=11 March 2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-78865-1|page=367}}</ref><ref name="HanleyKerr2005">{{cite book|author1=D. L. Hanley|author2=Miss A P Kerr|author3=N. H. Waites|title=Contemporary France: Politics and Society Since 1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmuIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|date=17 August 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-97423-8|page=130}}</ref> [[List of political parties in France|political party of France]] that existed from 1968 to 1976.
The '''Union for the Defence of the Republic''' ({{lang-fr|Union pour la défense de la République}}), after 1968 renamed '''Union of Democrats for the Republic''' ({{lang-fr|Union des Démocrates pour la République}}), commonly abbreviated '''UDR''', was a [[Gaullism|Gaullist]]<ref name="HughesHughes2002">{{cite book|author1=Alexandra Hughes|author2=Alex Hughes|author3=Keith A Reader|author4=Keith Reader|title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQKFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA367|date=11 March 2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-78865-1|page=367}}</ref><ref name="HanleyKerr2005">{{cite book|author1=D. L. Hanley|author2=Miss A P Kerr|author3=N. H. Waites|title=Contemporary France: Politics and Society Since 1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmuIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|date=17 August 2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-97423-8|page=130}}</ref> [[List of political parties in France|political party of France]] that existed from 1968 to 1976.


The UDR was the successor to [[Charles de Gaulle]]'s earlier party, the [[Rally of the French People]], and was organised in 1958, along with the founding of the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]] as the [[Union for the New Republic]] (UNR), and in 1962 merged with the Democratic Union of Labour, a left-Gaullist group. In 1967 it was joined by some Christian Democrats to form the Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic, later dropping the 'Fifth'. After the [[May 1968 in France|May 1968 crisis]], it formed a right-wing coalition named '''Union for the Defense of the Republic''' (UDR); it was subsequently renamed Union of Democrats for the Republic, retaining the abbreviation UDR, in October 1968.
The UDR was the successor to [[Charles de Gaulle]]'s earlier party, the [[Rally of the French People]], and was organised in 1958, along with the founding of the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]] as the [[Union for the New Republic]] (UNR), and in 1962 merged with the Democratic Union of Labour, a left-Gaullist group. In 1967 it was joined by some Christian Democrats to form the Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic, later dropping the 'Fifth'. After the [[May 1968 in France|May 1968 crisis]], it formed a right-wing coalition named '''Union for the Defense of the Republic''' (UDR); it was subsequently renamed Union of Democrats for the Republic, retaining the abbreviation UDR, in October 1968.


Under de Gaulle's successor [[Georges Pompidou]] it promoted the Gaullist movement. It dissolved in 1976, and its successor was the [[Rally for the Republic]] (RPR) founded by [[Jacques Chirac]].<ref>Frank L. Wilson, "Gaullism without de Gaulle," ''Western Political Quarterly'' (1973) 26#3 pp. 485-506 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/446435 in JSTOR]</ref>
Under de Gaulle's successor [[Georges Pompidou]] it promoted the Gaullist movement. It dissolved in 1976, and its successor was the [[Rally for the Republic]] (RPR) founded by [[Jacques Chirac]].<ref>Frank L. Wilson, "Gaullism without de Gaulle," ''Western Political Quarterly'' (1973) 26#3 pp. 485-506 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/446435 in JSTOR]</ref><ref>[http://www.senat.fr/evenement/archives/D50/groupes.pdf Senate Groups since 1959]</ref>


== Secretaries-general ==
== Secretaries-general ==
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*1976: [[Yves Guéna]]
*1976: [[Yves Guéna]]


==Electoral history==
==UDR in the Senate==
===Presidential elections===
The UDR also had a [[parliamentary group]] in the [[French Senate]]. In [[French Senate election, 1977|1977]], the UDR Group was merged into the [[Rally for the Republic]].<ref>[http://www.senat.fr/evenement/archives/D50/groupes.pdf Senate Groups since 1959]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Election year
! rowspan="2" | Candidate
! colspan="3" | 1st round
! colspan="3" | 2nd round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Rank
! Votes
! %
! Rank
|-
! [[French presidential election, 1969|1969]]
| '''[[Georges Pompidou]]'''
| 10,051,783
| 44.5
| {{maybe|Ballotage}}
| 11,064,371
| 58.2
| {{yes2|Won}}
|-
! [[French presidential election, 1974|1974]]
| '''[[Jacques Chaban-Delmas]]'''
| 3,857,728
| 15.1
| {{no2|Lost}}
| colspan=3 {{N/A}}
|}


===Legislative elections===
{{Chronology of Gaullist groups in the Senate of France}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Election year
! colspan="2" | 1st round
! colspan="2" | 2nd round
! rowspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | +/−
! rowspan="2" | Rank<br>(seats)
! rowspan="2" | Government
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
! [[French legislative election, 1967|1967]]
| 8,448,082
| 37.7
| 7,972,908
| 42.6
| {{Composition bar|293|487|{{Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color}}}}
| {{decrease}} 31
| '''1st'''
| {{yes2|Presidential majority}}
|-
! [[French legislative election, 1968|1968]]
| 9,667,532
| 43.6
| 6,762,170
| 46.4
| {{Composition bar|396|487|{{Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color}}}}
| {{increase}} 103
| '''1st'''
| {{yes2|Presidential majority}}
|-
! [[French legislative election, 1973|1973]]
| 8,242,661
| 34.6
| 10,701,135
| 45.6
| {{Composition bar|314|488|{{Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color}}}}
| {{decrease}} 82
| '''1st'''
| {{yes2|Presidential majority}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 11:57, 13 June 2018

Union of Democrats for the Republic
Union des Démocrates pour la République
LeaderCharles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chirac
Founded1967 (1967)
Dissolved1976 (1976)
Preceded byUnion for the New Republic
Succeeded byRally for the Republic
Headquarters123 rue de Lille, Paris 7th
NewspaperLa Lettre de la nation
IdeologyGaullism
One-nationism[1]
Liberal conservatism[2]
Pro-Europeanism[3][4] (soft)[5]
Political positionRight-wing[6][7]
European affiliationNone
European Parliament groupEuropean Democratic Union (1967–73)
European Progressive Democrats (1973–76)
Colors  Orange (official)
  Blue (costumary)

The Union for the Defence of the Republic (Template:Lang-fr), after 1968 renamed Union of Democrats for the Republic (Template:Lang-fr), commonly abbreviated UDR, was a Gaullist[8][9] political party of France that existed from 1968 to 1976.

The UDR was the successor to Charles de Gaulle's earlier party, the Rally of the French People, and was organised in 1958, along with the founding of the Fifth Republic as the Union for the New Republic (UNR), and in 1962 merged with the Democratic Union of Labour, a left-Gaullist group. In 1967 it was joined by some Christian Democrats to form the Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic, later dropping the 'Fifth'. After the May 1968 crisis, it formed a right-wing coalition named Union for the Defense of the Republic (UDR); it was subsequently renamed Union of Democrats for the Republic, retaining the abbreviation UDR, in October 1968.

Under de Gaulle's successor Georges Pompidou it promoted the Gaullist movement. It dissolved in 1976, and its successor was the Rally for the Republic (RPR) founded by Jacques Chirac.[10][11]

Secretaries-general

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
1969 Georges Pompidou 10,051,783 44.5 Ballotage 11,064,371 58.2 Won
1974 Jacques Chaban-Delmas 3,857,728 15.1 Lost

Legislative elections

Election year 1st round 2nd round Seats +/− Rank
(seats)
Government
Votes % Votes %
1967 8,448,082 37.7 7,972,908 42.6
293 / 487
Decrease 31 1st Presidential majority
1968 9,667,532 43.6 6,762,170 46.4
396 / 487
Increase 103 1st Presidential majority
1973 8,242,661 34.6 10,701,135 45.6
314 / 488
Decrease 82 1st Presidential majority

See also

References

  1. ^ Lind, Michael (2013). Simon and Schuster (ed.). Up from Conservatism. p. 47.
  2. ^ Fysh, Peter (1997). A&C Black (ed.). Chapter 3: Gaullism and liberalism. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Tchoubarian, Alexander (2014). Routledge (ed.). The European Idea in History in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A View From Moscow. p. 166.
  4. ^ Rusi, Alpo M. (1991). Springer (ed.). After the Cold War: Europe’s New Political Architecture. p. 34.
  5. ^ Gaffney, John (2002). Routledge (ed.). Political Parties and the European Union. p. 87.
  6. ^ Goodliffe, Gabriel (2012), The Resugence of the Radical Right in France: From Boulangisme to the Front National, Cambridge University Press, p. 250
  7. ^ Blondel, Jean (1974), Contemporary France: Politics, Society and Institutions, Methuen & Co, pp. 24–25
  8. ^ Alexandra Hughes; Alex Hughes; Keith A Reader; Keith Reader (11 March 2002). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture. Routledge. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-134-78865-1.
  9. ^ D. L. Hanley; Miss A P Kerr; N. H. Waites (17 August 2005). Contemporary France: Politics and Society Since 1945. Routledge. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-134-97423-8.
  10. ^ Frank L. Wilson, "Gaullism without de Gaulle," Western Political Quarterly (1973) 26#3 pp. 485-506 in JSTOR
  11. ^ Senate Groups since 1959

Further reading

  • Berstein, Serge; Jean-Pierre Rioux (2000). The Pompidou Years, 1969-1974. Cambridge UP. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)S, major scholarly history of France
  • Hibbs, Douglas A., and Nicholas Vasilatos. "Economics and Politics in France: Economic Performance and Mass Political Support for Presidents Pompidou and Giscard d'Estaing." European Journal of Political Research (1981) 9#2 pp: 133-145. online
  • Wilson, Frank L. "Gaullism without de Gaulle," Western Political Quarterly (1973) 26#3 pp. 485–506 in JSTOR