Union for French Democracy - Union for French Democracy Politicians, Francois Bayrou, Christine Boutin, Francoise Giroud, Jean Lecanuet (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Union for French Democracy politicians, Francois Bayrou, Christine Boutin, Francoise Giroud, Jean Lecanuet, Jean-Pierre Abelin, Michel Mercier, Abdoulatifou Aly, Herve Morin, Alain Madelin, Jean-Pierre Soisson, Herve Novelli, Jean Lassalle, Francois Leotard, Raymond Janot, Edmond Alphandery, Andre Santini, Philippe Augier, Christian Blanc, Anne-Marie Comparini, Charles Millon, Charles de Gaulle, Marc-Philippe Daubresse, Nicolas About, Philippe Vigier, Rodolphe Thomas, Joseph Kergueris, Anne d'Ornano, Valerie Letard, Olivier Henno, Jean-Jacques Pignard, Emile Muller, Ibrahim Dindar, Jean Arthuis, Jean-Christophe Lagarde, Michel Fanget, Jean Dionis du Sejour, Philippe Folliot, Michel Voisin, Francis Vercamer, Thierry Benoit, Jean-Paul Alduy, Yvan Lachaud, Claude Leteurtre, Francis Hillmeyer, Charles de Courson, Maurice Leroy, Rene Haby, Stephane Demilly, Hubert Falco, Claude Biwer, Pierre Bernard-Reymond, Pascal Vittori, Jean-Claude Merceron, Daniel Soulage, Yves Detraigne, Olivier Jarde, Francois Zocchetto, Francoise Ferat, Muguette Dini. Excerpt: Francois Bayrou (French pronunciation: Occitan Frances Vairon, pronounced ) is a French centrist politician, president of Union for French Democracy (UDF) since 1998 and was a candidate in the 2002 and 2007 French presidential elections. In the first round, he received 18.6% of the vote, finishing in 3rd place and therefore was eliminated from the race. (Only the top two candidates participated in the runoff election, which was held on 6 May). A former Member of the European Parliament, he also served as Minister of National Education in the conservative governments of Edouard Balladur and Alain Juppe, from 1993 to 1997. On Wednesday 25 April 2007, he held a press conference to announce that he would not endorse either of the candidates in the run-off. He then transformed...