Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement (French: Union pour un mouvement populaire French pronunciation: ​[y.njɔ̃.pu.ʁœ̃.muv.mɑ̃.pɔ.pyˈlɛʁ]; UMP French pronunciation: ​[y.ɛmˈpe]) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Socialist Party (PS). The UMP was formed in 2002 as a merger of several centre-right parties under the leadership of President Jacques Chirac. In May 2015, the party was renamed and succeeded by the Republicans (Les Républicains).

Union for a Popular Movement

The Union for a Popular Movement (French: Union pour un mouvement populaire French pronunciation: ​[y.njɔ̃.pu.ʁœ̃.muv.mɑ̃.pɔ.pyˈlɛʁ]; UMP French pronunciation: ​[y.ɛmˈpe]) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Socialist Party (PS). The UMP was formed in 2002 as a merger of several centre-right parties under the leadership of President Jacques Chirac. In May 2015, the party was renamed and succeeded by the Republicans (Les Républicains).