[2] An offshoot of Changer c'est possible (2008) and Action Île-de-France (2011), Soyons libres was created on September 10, 2017 by Valérie Pécresse.

[7] In 2018, Pécresse supported the Philippe government on the law on student orientation and success[8] and SNCF reform.

[9] However, she believed that the government is not going far enough with its reforms and declares her opposition to a rapprochement of the right and centre in both La République En Marche !

(LREM) and Rassemblement National (RN): she wanted to create a "third way", as advocated by Gérard Larcher's initiative following the 2019 European elections.

[12] In her wake, several people close to her left the party, including Robin Reda and Florence Portelli.