Democrats and Progressives (, DP),https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/territoires-de-progres-tdp-se-renomme-democrates-et-progressistes-20250830 formerly known as Territories of Progress – Social Reformist Movement (, TDP), 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 (La République En Marche!) 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 (not an elected member of Parliament) 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 progressive."
Membership Senators Michel Dagbert Éric Gold André Guiol Claude Haut Xavier Iacovelli
Deputies (2017–2022) NameElectionConstituencyGroupStéphane Trompille2017Ain's 4th constituencyLREMSaïd Ahamada2017Bouches-du-Rhône's 7th constituencyLREMJean-Marc Zulesi2017Bouches-du-Rhône's 8th constituencyLREMMonica Michel2017Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituencyLREMSandra Marsaud2017Charente's 2nd constituencyLREMPhilippe Chassaing2017Dordogne's 1st constituencyLREMFannette Charvier2017Doubs's 1st constituencyLREMÉric Alauzet2012Doubs's 2nd constituencyLREMDenis Sommer2017Doubs's 3rd constituencyLREMFrédéric Barbier2015Doubs's 4th constituencyLREMDidier Le Gac2017Finistère's 3rd constituencyLREMFrançoise Dumas2012Gard's 1st constituencyLREMVéronique Hammerer2017Gironde's 11th constituencyLREMPatricia Mirallès2017Hérault's 1st constituencyLREMLaurence Maillart-Méhaignerie2017Ille-et-Vilaine's 2nd constituencyLREMJean-Charles Colas-Roy2017Isère's 2nd constituencyLREMÉmilie Chalas2017Isère's 3rd constituencyLREMMarjolaine Meynier-Millefert2017Isère's 10th constituencyLREMLionel Causse2017Landes's 2nd constituencyLREMJean-Michel Mis2017Loire's 2nd constituencyLREMYves Daniel2012Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituencyLREMAlexandre Freschi2017Lot-et-Garonne's 2nd constituencyLREMStéphane Travert2012Manche's 3rd constituency (since 2018)LREMHervé Pellois2012Morbihan's 1st constituencyLREMNicole Le Peih2017Morbihan's 3rd constituencyLREMBelkhir Belhaddad2017Moselle's 1st constituencyLREMChristophe Arend2017Moselle's 6th constituencyLREMPatrice Perrot2017Nièvre's 2nd constituencyLREMBrigitte Liso2017Nord's 4th constituencyLREMCatherine Osson2017Nord's 8th constituencyLREMJacqueline Maquet2007Pas-de-Calais's 2nd constituencyLREMAnne Brugnera2017Rhône's 4th constituencyLREMAnissa Khedher2017Rhône's 7th constituencyLREMRémy Rebeyrotte2017Saône-et-Loire's 3rd constituencyLREMAnne-Christine Lang2017Paris's 10th constituencyLREMMichèle Peyron2017Seine-et-Marne's 9th constituencyLREMSophie Beaudouin-Hubière2017Haute-Vienne's 1st constituencyLREMPierre Venteau2017Haute-Vienne's 2nd constituency (since 2019)LREMFrancis Chouat2018Essonne's 1st constituency (since 2018)LREMStéphanie Atger2017Essonne's 6th constituencyLREMJacques Marilossian2017Hauts-de-Seine's 7th constituencyLREMLaurianne Rossi2017Hauts-de-Seine's 11th constituencyLREMStéphane Testé2017Seine-Saint-Denis's 12th constituencyLREMFrançois Pupponi2007Val-d'Oise's 8th constituencyMoDem
Former MPs Anne-Yvonne Le Dain Gilles Savary
MEPs Irène Tolleret
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