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Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories

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Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories
Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires
Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories logo
ChamberNational Assembly
Legislature(s)15th and 16th (Fifth Republic)
Foundation17 October 2018
Member partiesRad
LC
FD
FaC
UDI
DVD
DVG
RES (formerly)
PresidentBertrand Pancher
Christophe Naegelen
(co-presidents)
ConstituencyMeuse's 1st
Vosges's 3rd
Representation
21 / 577
IdeologySocial liberalism
Regionalism
Websitegroupeliot.fr

Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (French: Libertés, indépendants, outre-mer & territoires, LIOT), formerly Liberties & Territories (French: Libertés & territoires, LT),[a] is a catch-all parliamentary group in the French National Assembly. It was formed on 17 October 2018, with deputies from centre-left and centre-right parties, as well as Corsican nationalist parties.[1][2]

History

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The group was formed on 17 October 2018, led by co-presidents Bertrand Pancher from Meuse and Philippe Vigier from Eure-et-Loir. Prior negotiations between Corsican nationalist deputies, Olivier Falorni and François Pupponi had failed at the beginning of the 15th legislature.

Previous logo of the group

At its founding, the group defined itself as in the "minority", refusing to register as either being in the majority or in opposition to the government.[2] This led to a disagreement over their placement in the National Assembly. The group's deputies demanded to be placed together in the centre of the hemicycle, which was declined. They protested by boycotting the photograph of the Assembly bringing together all the deputies.[3] The group ultimately joined the opposition on 30 July 2020.

Following the 2022 legislative election, the group was central in a March 2023 attempt at dismissing the minority government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne through a motion of no confidence presented by Pancher and defended in front of Parliament by Charles de Courson.[4] It was rejected by 9 votes. All group members voted in favour, except two who abstained.[5]

Although five LIOT deputies were invested under the banner of the New Popular Front in the 2024 legislative election, several indicated that they did not wish to be associated with it. According to Laurent Panifous, the parliamentary group is likely to continue past 2024 should a sufficient number of incumbent deputies be re-elected.[6]

Membership

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Members (15th legislature)

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Name Party
Jean-Félix Acquaviva FaC
Sylvain Brial DVD
Michel Castellani FaC
Jean-Michel Clément PP
Paul-André Colombani PNC
Charles de Courson LC
Jeanine Dubié PRG
Frédérique Dumas DVD
Olivier Falorni PRG
Stéphanie Kerbarh MR
Jean Lassalle RES
François-Michel Lambert LEF
Paul Molac DVG
Sébastien Nadot MDP
Bertrand Pancher Rad
Benoît Simian Horizons
Jennifer de Temmerman DVG

Former members (15th legislature)

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Name Party Notes
Matthieu Orphelin FaC Joined EDS group
M'jid El Guerrab MR Joined AE group
Philippe Vigier UDI Joined MoDem group
Yannick Favennec UDI Joined MoDem group
Sandrine Josso UDI Joined MoDem group
François Pupponi Formerly PS Joined MoDem group
Martine Wonner Formerly LREM Excluded from group

Election results

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Year Seats Change
2022 New
2024 Increase 5

List of presidents

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Co-president Co-president
Name Term start Term end Notes Name Term start Term end Notes
Bertrand Pancher 17 October 2018 Current Member of Rad Philippe Vigier 17 October 2018 8 September 2020 Member of UDI
Joined the MoDem group
Sylvia Pinel 16 September 2020 21 June 2022 Member of PRG
Christophe Naegelen 28 June 2022 Current Member of UDI

Notes

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  1. ^ From 2018 to 2022

References

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  1. ^ "An eighth parliamentary group created in the National Assembly, a record" (in French). France Info. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Assemblée nationale : création d'un nouveau groupe baptisé "Libertés et territoires"". Le Figaro (in French). 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Insatisfaits de leur place à l'Assemblée, ces députés perturbent la photo officielle". Le HuffPost (in French). 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. ^ Présentation de notre motion de censure - Charles de Courson, groupeliot.fr.
  5. ^ Motions de censure : député par député, qui a voté quoi ?, Radio France, 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Législatives : plusieurs députés du groupe Liot investis par le PS". Le Parisien. Agence France-Presse. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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