Union for the New Republic Group (French Senate)

The Union for the New Republic Group (French: Groupe de l'Union pour la Nouvelle République, UNR) was a gaullist parliamentary group in the French Senate.

History of the Group

Workforce

First Senate election : 37 seats ; 12,0%
Second Senate election : 32 seats ; 11,7%
Third Senate election : 30 seats ; 10,9%

Members

Under the Fifth Republic, 39 senators was affiliated to the UNR Group and 11 of them were Muslims or with Muslim origins.^[1]

Presidents

Maurice Bayrou, October 1962 - October 1965

Succession

In 1968, the UNR Group was merged into the Union of Democrats for the Republic Group.^[2]

References

Chronology of the Gaullist groups in the Senate
Union for the New Republic (UNR)		Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR)		Rally for the Republic (RPR)		Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)
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Senate of France

Leadership	President Vice Presidents Secretaries Questors Committee Chairs

Opposition	Leader of the Opposition

Standing Committees	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Social Affairs Culture, Education and Communication Economy, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning Finance Laws

Elections & members	1959 (m) 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 (m) 2008 (m) 2011 (m) 2014 (m)

See also	Demographics Political Groups Congress

Groups in the Senate of France

Current	Union for a Popular Movement (143) Socialist (112) Union of Democrats and Independents - UC (43) Communist, Republican and Citizen (18) European Democratic and Social Rally (13) Europe Ecology – The Greens (10) Administrative Meeting for Senators not on the list of another Group (9)

Historic	Independent Republicans Rally for the Republic Union for the New Republic Union of Democrats for the Republic Democratic Left Centrist Union of Progressive Democrats