Liberal Alternative

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Alternative Libérale Liberal Alternative




Leader	Édouard Fillias

Founded	March 1, 2006
Headquarters	94, boulevard Flandrin 75116 Paris

Political Ideology	Libertarianism, Classical liberalism, Neolibertarianism
European Affiliation
International Affiliation
Colours	Purple

2007 Presidential candidate	Édouard Fillias

Website	www.alternative-liberale.fr

See also	Constitution of France France Politics French Parliament French Government French President Political parties Elections

The Liberal Alternative (French: Alternative Libérale) is a French political party created on March 1, 2006. They advocate classical liberalism and libertarianism against socialism or conservatism. Therefore their political colour is purple, between the red of the left wing and the blue of the right wing.

The party has so far had no candidate in any election.

They advocate stronger powers given to the Parliament and a separation from the Prime Minister; favouring a presidential/congressional system as opposed to a strict parliamentary system. They emphasize a more political, rather than economic, role in the European Union (EU) to promote civil liberties and liberalism as the basis of the EU Constitution. In general, the party seems rather libertarian, as evidenced by the following excerpt from a commentary in the Wall Street Journal:

We aim only to create a free society. Our project is to transform our state so that it serves French citizens, not vice versa. We believe in freedom of choice in any area of human life, whether it's the economy, social issues or values. In all respects, we want to give the French their freedom back: freedom to choose the school where they want their children to be taught, freedom to negotiate their working conditions, freedom to choose their health insurance, freedom of speech on any issue.

Some members of Liberté Chérie, a classical liberal association, took part in the creation of the Liberal Alternative, including Édouard Fillias, founder of Liberté Chérie, Aurélien Veron, former président and Sabine Herold, cofounder.