Alexandre Avril

Alexandre Avril (born 19 April 1992) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR).

[4] He grew up in Salbris and moved to Paris, where he studied at the École normale supérieure and HEC Paris, founded a development consulting firm for collectivities, and worked as parliamentary assistant to Socialist Party senator Jeanny Lorgeoux.

[10][11] He defended his PhD thesis, on the philosophies of René Girard and Friedrich Nietzsche, in December 2023.

[12] Ahead of the 2024 legislative election, Avril supported Éric Ciotti's alliance with the National Rally.

[13][14] In September 2024, he announced his intention to resign as leader of the Loir-et-Cher Republicans the following month, in order to join Ciotti's newly founded Union of the Right for the Republic.