[12] Seeking those nostalgic of François Fillon's leadership, he used the database of supporters of the Republican Force [fr], and obtained between three and four hundred requests for membership in the Association of Friends of Éric Ciotti.

[13] While candidate for the presidency of The Republicans, Ciotti unveiled his campaign slogan, "la droite au cœur" (transl.

[16] This deal aimed to run his candidates under the joint LR-RN label, registered with the prefecture under the name of his minor party "On the Right!

[23] The list also included former supporters of Éric Zemmour, close associates of CNews commentators Marion Maréchal and Pierre-Édouard Stérin, former Socialist Party politician Thierry Coudert [fr], and former La République en Marche-supporting lawyer Alexandre Humbert Dupalais.

[29] On 31 August 2024, amid the ongoing unresolved crisis within The Republicans, Ciotti announced his intention to form a new party called the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR).