26-627: Madelin is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Alain Madelin (born 1946), French politician Louis Madelin (1871–1956), French historian Madelin Coit , American multi-media artist Madelin Riera (born 1989), Ecuadorian professional footballer Michael Francis Madelin (1931–2007), British mycologist [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
52-715: A candidate in Sarthe , led the UMP campaign. On the far-right, following Jean-Marie Le Pen 's relatively low score in the presidential election, the National Front tried to regain lost ground in the legislative election, but opinion polls gave the FN only 4 or 5 per cent of votes, one of its lowest scores in a general election. The Socialist Party 's defeated 2007 presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal , also campaigned on behalf of her party, even though she did not run for re-election as
78-626: A deputy in Deux-Sèvres . The Socialists sought to prevent the UMP from winning too wide a majority that would give Sarkozy "full powers". Between the two rounds of the presidential election, the UDF leader François Bayrou had announced the creation of a new political party, the Democratic Movement (MoDem), and refused to continue the alliance between centrists and the UMP . This strategy
104-484: A second consecutive election. The majority, however, was slimmer than the "blue wave" predicted by opinion polls (blue being the colour of French conservatives). The procedure by which deputies are elected is a mixture of first past the post and run-off systems. A candidate must take an absolute majority (more than 50%) in their constituency to win in the first round, and receive the support of at least 25% of all registered voters. Otherwise, if they get at least 12.5% of
130-428: A third candidate reaches the second round and refuses to either abandon his candidacy or to enter any form of electoral alliance. In 2007, only one constituency experienced a triangulaire in the second round (in which Jean Lassalle , a MoDem candidate, was elected). The Constitutional Council had beforehand warned the government of the necessity to renew the electoral map, as the 577 electoral districts are made on
156-687: Is a French politician. Madelin was minister of Industry in Prime Minister Jacques Chirac 's cabinet from 1986 to 1988, a minister of Business in Prime Minister Édouard Balladur 's cabinet from 1993 to 1995, and a minister of Economy and Finances in Prime Minister Alain Juppé 's cabinet. He resigned after only three months, citing economic policy differences with Alain Juppé. He was a member of
182-531: The Fifth Republic , a few weeks after the presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions . Early first-round results projected a large majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy 's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and its allies; however, second-round results showed a closer race and a stronger left. Nevertheless, the right retained its majority from 2002 despite losing some 40 seats to
208-719: The National Assembly from 1978 to 2007 as representative for Ille-et-Vilaine 's fourth constituency . The district includes the town of Redon , where he was mayor from 1995 until 2000. Madelin unsuccessfully ran in 1996 for president of the Union for French Democracy (UDF), and was defeated by François Léotard . He was elected as leader of the Parti Républicain, a part of the UDF coalition, which he renamed Démocratie Libérale. In 1998, Démocratie Libérale split from
234-733: The National Assembly of France for Ille-et-Vilaine : 1978–1986 (Became minister in 1986) / 1988–1993 (Became minister in 1993) / 1995–2007. Elected in 1978, reelected in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002. Regional Council Vice-president of the Regional Council of Brittany : 1992–1998. Regional councillor of Brittany : 1986–1998. Reelected in 1992. General Council General councillor of Ille-et-Vilaine : 1994–1995 (Resignation). Municipal Council Mayor of Redon : 1995–2001. Municipal councillor of Redon : 1995–2001. Political functions President of Liberal Democracy (France) : 1997–2002. Vice-president of
260-561: The New Centre . Incumbent president of the UDF group in the National Assembly , Hervé Morin , led this new political formation and was nominated Defense Minister. For the first time, François Bayrou was challenged by a right-wing candidate in his constituency. Interest in one local election race surrounded Gérard Vignoble of the UDF, who had represented Roubaix since 1988. Vignoble announced that he would not stand again since this would put him against cardiologist Salem Kacet of
286-489: The Socialists . Taking place so shortly after the presidential poll, these elections provided the newly elected president with a legislative majority in line with his political objectives – as was the case in 2002, when presidential victor Jacques Chirac 's UMP party received a large majority in the legislative elections . It is the first time since the 1978 elections that the governing coalition has been returned after
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#1732791258771312-591: The Union for French Democracy : 1991–1996. Vice-president of the Republican Party (France) : 1986–1997. "Honorary member" of the Club de l'horloge . Madelin wrote several books and essays including: 2007 French legislative elections François Fillon UMP François Fillon UMP Legislative elections were held in France on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of
338-608: The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen as well as articles 3 and 24 of the Constitution . Opinion polls and seat projections gave President Nicolas Sarkozy 's UMP-led coalition a wide lead, sometimes nearing three-quarters of all 577 seats. The UMP polled marginally above 40%, around a 10-point increase over its score of 33% in the first round of the 2002 elections . Prime Minister François Fillon , also
364-584: The Communists, with some predicting less than 10 seats for the party, the second round's left surge prevented a massive Communist defeat. Although losing seats, they were able to gain or hold 15 seats. However, the PCF lost previously safe seats. During the electoral TV programme of the first round, the former Socialist Prime Minister Laurent Fabius called out to the Minister of Economy Jean-Louis Borloo about
390-511: The New Centre was able to form a parliamentary group, with 22 seats. It remains to be seen whether Bayrou's party, which polled the third highest vote (7.61% in round one), will develop into a major political force. Their result is an improvement on the UDF's result of 4.9% in 2002. The National Front (FN) polled its lowest vote since its splash onto the political scene in 1986. The FN lost more than 60% of its support base since 2002. Support for
416-468: The UDF. Madelin's obtained slightly less than 4% of the vote in the 2002 presidential election and merged his party into the UMP. After 2002, although his former supporter Jean-Pierre Raffarin became Prime minister, and as a result of the end of Démocratie Libérale, Madelin's influence in French national politics dwindled. As a classical liberal , he was a strong supporter of laissez-faire economics and
442-586: The UMP, who had operated on him in 1999 and saved his life. The two candidates had become close friends. Vignoble said that it was impossible for him to come to any other decision. Nevertheless, Kacet still failed to take the seat, the winner being the Socialist Dominique Baert . The Communists hoped that their vote would hold up following their lowest percentage vote ever (1.93%) in the presidential race in May . While polls seemed unfriendly to
468-602: The basis of the 1982 census of the population (thus being 25 years late on the current spread-out of the population). Because of this miscorrelation between the electoral map and the geographical map of the population, a deputy would need only 5,000 votes to be elected in some districts (such as in Saint-Barthélemy ) while it would need 180,000 votes in others (such as the Seine-Saint-Denis ). The Constitutional Council noted that this contradicted article 6 of
494-431: The former UMP Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin , in re-mobilizing the left-wing voters, this controversy caused the defeat of around 60 UMP candidates in the second round. In this, if the right stood majority, the left won 49 seats since 2002. Accused to be responsible of this result, Jean-Louis Borloo was nominated Minister of Ecology, replacing Alain Juppé , beaten in his constituency. [REDACTED] Contrary to
520-704: The past, generally been considered with favor by the US press. He did not seek reelection in the 2007 elections , ending his involvement in partisan politics. Governmental functions Minister of Industry and Tourism : 1986–1988. Minister of Enterprise and Economic Development, small and medium enterprises, Trade and Crafts : 1993–1995. Minister of Economy and Finance : May–August 1995 (Resignation). Electoral mandates European Parliament Member of European Parliament : June–November 1989 (Resignation) / 1999–2002 (Resignation). Elected in 1989, reelected in 1999. National Assembly of France Member of
546-532: The polls, the UMP lost ground, but it maintained a workable majority. The Socialists unexpectedly gained seats. Their plea to voters to prevent an overwhelming UMP dominance of the legislature appears to have paid off, providing the Socialists with a measure of redemption from the election loss. UDF splinter groups, François Bayrou's MoDem and the New Centre, contested their first elections. MoDem won 4 seats (including Mayotte regionalist Abdoulatifou Aly ), while
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#1732791258771572-399: The project of a new VAT to finance the social security. Borloo confirmed it was examined by the government. This new tax was the main theme of campaign between the two rounds. It was criticized by the left because it could rise the prices for all the housekeepings. This project was perceived as contradictory to candidate Sarkozy's promise to be "President of the purchasing power". According to
598-643: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madelin&oldid=1018453490 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alain Madelin Alain Madelin ( French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ madlɛ̃] ; born 26 March 1946)
624-483: The votes of all registered voters in the first round, or are one of the top two candidates remaining, they go through to the second round, where only a simple plurality is needed to win. In most cases, there are only two candidates remaining for the second round: one left-wing (generally from the Socialist Party ) and one right-wing (generally from the Union for a Popular Movement ). Triangulaires happen when
650-641: Was also a candidate in the 2002 French presidential election as the leader of the Liberal Democracy party, where he scored 3.91% on the first round. Following the election, he became a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Madelin is the French major politician the most in favor of the international policies of the United States , and supported the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq . Because of this, he has, in
676-412: Was dangerous for the centrist MPs, one month before the legislative election. The ballot system for the election of the deputies favoured the coalitions to the detriment of the isolated parties. In this, contrary to Bayrou, the most part of the UDF deputies and senators called to vote for Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of the presidential election, then joined the "Presidential Majority" and founded
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