Democrats and Progressives (France)


Democrats and Progressives, formerly known as Territories of Progress – Social Reformist Movement, is a French political party of the centre to centre-left. It was founded in February 2020 by government ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Olivier Dussopt formerly of the Socialist Party who had previously left to join the presidential majority of President Emmanuel Macron. Since October 2021, the party's president is Olivier Dussopt. The party constitutes the social democratic or centre-left part of the presidential majority.
As of 2022, it had 46 members of Parliament. Élisabeth Borne was a regular member who, on 16 May 2022, was appointed by President Macron as prime minister to replace Jean Castex.

Creation

The party was officially launched on 1 February 2020, during a meeting in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, then presented at a press conference on 2 July 2020. Senator Xavier Iacovelli became its Secretary General. The party defined itself as "social-democratic, reformist, and Europeanist."

Membership

Senators

Former MPs