Republican Right group
The Republican Right group (French: Groupe Droite républicaine, DR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement group (French: Groupe de l'Union pour un mouvement populaire, UMP) from 2003 and 2015 and The Republicans group (French: Groupe Les Républicains, LR) from 2015 to 2024, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly including representatives of The Republicans (LR), formerly the Union for a Popular Movement. == History == The group was formed in the National Assembly of the 12th legislature of the French Fifth Republic on 25 June 2002 with 356 deputies following the legislative elections under the name of the Union for the Presidential Majority group (groupe de l'Union pour la majorité présidentielle), and was renamed to the Union for a Popular Movement group (groupe de l'Union pour un mouvement populaire) in line with that of its associated party on 5 March 2003.