National Republican Movement
The National Republican Movement (Mouvement national républicain or MNR) is a French nationalist political party, created by Bruno Mégret with former Club de l'Horloge members Yvan Blot (also a member of GRECE) and Jean-Yves Le Gallou, as a split from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front on 24 January 1999.
Mouvement national républicain | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Annick Martin |
| Founded | 2 October 1999 |
| Split from | National Front |
| Headquarters | 15 rue de Cronstadt 75015 Paris |
| Ideology | French nationalism National conservatism Social conservatism Anti-immigration Right-wing populism Nouvelle Droite |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colours | Blue, White and Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 577 |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 343 |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 0 / 72 |
| Website | |
| www.m-n-r.net | |
Mégret has tried in the past to distance himself from Le Pen's provocative statements, in particular concerning Holocaust denial. In 2001, a call for reconciliation between the two parties was endorsed by Roland Gaucher.
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