The Republican alliance crisis (French: Crise de 2024 au parti Les Républicains) was triggered by the formation of the Union of the Rights for the Republic, an alliance between Éric Ciotti, the president of The Republicans (LR), and the National Rally (RN) ahead of the 2024 French legislative election.
The senior members unanimously removed its president for unsanctioned negotiations and disrespect for party statutes, which was unprecedented in France.
Ciotti nominated around 60, labeled by the French Ministry of the Interior the Union of the Far-Right, half not LR members, and petitioned RN candidates in other constituencies.
[4] He obtained 42.73% of the vote, ahead of Bruno Retailleau and Aurélien Pradié,[5] and gained the support of 140 elected officials including Laurent Wauquiez and Nadine Morano.
[citation needed] Because the bill was via article 49.3 [fr] of the constitution, a third of Republican MPs disobeyed Ciotti and Retailleau by voting for a bipartisan no confidence motion on 20 March.
[16] The proposals were welcomed by Marine Le Pen[17] and Jordan Bardella[18] from the National Rally, and also Guilhem Carayon, president of the young republican organisation Les Jeunes Républicains [fr].
[22][23] CNews journalist Gauthier Le Bret asserted Larcher negotiated with the presidential majority, which he immediately denied.
[2] A "save soldier Ciotti" campaign was publicized by the Bollorés similarly to Alfred Hugenberg, the giant of steel and media in Germany in the 1930s, according to economist Esther Duflo.
Annie Genevard oversaw the interim presidency with European election lead candidate François-Xavier Bellamy and treasurer Daniel Fasquelle.
[27] The two expulsions were summarily litigated and suspended because the lower court[clarification needed] must be seized within eight days by the most diligent party or the suspension will lapse.
[30] Among them were former Zemmour supporters, Marion Maréchal's friends, CNews columnists, a Trump spokesperson, a former Macronist MP, and parachute candidates from Paris.
[32] Jean-Pierre Templier, deputy of Anthony Zeller in Loiret, was criticized by MP Richard Ramos (Modem) for antisemitism.