'The Strong Right' was a conservative faction within the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and later The Republicans (LR).

The motion's declaration of principles stated that its leaders were "attached to patriotism, merit, hard work, effort [...], republican authority, supporting SMEs, fighting fraud and welfare dependency, sovereignty [...]".

In October 2012, Guillaume Peltier created controversy when he proposed to reserve certain positions in public broadcasting for right-wing journalists,[2] abolishing public financing for trade unions,[2] and reforming - potentially abolishing - teachers' right to strike.

[4] The movement's leaders are Guillaume Peltier, a former member of the National Front's youth wing and Philippe de Villiers' Movement for France; and Geoffroy Didier, a regional councillor in Île-de-France.

Parliamentarians which co-signed the motion included:[5] Bernard Accoyer, Roland Chassain, Édouard Courtial, Brice Hortefeux, Alain Marleix, Camille de Rocca Serra and Michèle Tabarot.