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43-480: Since 2006, the museum has been in a process of full renovation and extension. First, the work focused on one part including the renovated route "Middle-Ages – Renaissance", inaugurated on 7 September 2013. The fully-renovated museum displaying 1500 works of art in 50 different rooms was inaugurated on 17 May 2019 in the presence of the Minister for Culture Franck Riester , the former French President François Hollande and

86-569: A Spy at the annual César Awards in 2020, his cast and production team boycotted the ceremony after Riester said the success of a director accused of sexual violence would send the wrong signal in the era of the Me Too movement . Riester came out as gay in 2011, the first French MP to do so. In March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic Riester tested positive for COVID-19 . The Republicans (France) The Republicans ( French : Les Républicains , [le ʁepyblikɛ̃] , LR )

129-419: A disappointing result in the 2019 European Parliament election , party leader Laurent Wauquiez resigned. He was replaced by Christian Jacob , who remained in office until after the 2022 legislative election , which saw LR lose half of its seats, although it became the kingmaker in a hung parliament . One month before, in the 2022 presidential election , LR nominee Valérie Pécresse placed fifth with 4.7% of

172-573: A large and varied collection of art: Official Website 47°19′17.6″N 5°2′33.6″E  /  47.321556°N 5.042667°E  / 47.321556; 5.042667 Franck Riester Franck Alix Georges Riester (born 3 January 1974) is a French politician who most recently served as Minister Delegate for Parliamentary Relations in the Government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness in

215-764: A member of the party. Ciotti's decision to ally with the RN was endorsed by the leader of the Les Jeunes Républicains Guilhem Carayon and by MEP Céline Imart , a member of the Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA). Ciotti resigned from the party on 22 September, instead leading the Union of the Right for the Republic . Defunct Defunct On the political spectrum, LR are positioned on

258-585: A new political party: " Agir ". Additionally, a parliamentary group including LR dissidents supportive of the government line, " The Constructives ", was formed in the National Assembly , separate from the existing group . A month after the presidential elections, the legislative elections took place in France. In the second round of the legislative elections in June, The Republicans won 112 seats in parliament, which

301-528: Is 82 less than the number of seats won by the UMP in 2012. This result was the worst performance of a major centre-right political party in French history. On 11 July, the political bureau of The Republicans agreed to hold a leadership election for president of the party on 10 and 17 December; Laurent Wauquiez was elected in a single round on 10 December, winning 74.64% of the votes. Laurent Wauquiez's election for

344-463: Is a liberal-conservative political party in France, largely inspired by the tradition of Gaullism . The party was formed in 2015 as the refoundation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), which had been established in 2002 under the leadership of then- President of France , Jacques Chirac . The UMP used to be one of the two major political parties in the Fifth Republic , along with

387-505: Is appointed Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian . In January 2013, Riester was one of the two UMP deputies, along with Benoist Apparu , to publicly declare his support and vote for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in France which had been proposed by the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault . When director Roman Polanski won best directing for his film An Officer and

430-454: The 2022 French presidential election . She earned 4.8% of the 1st round vote, which was under the 5% reimbursement threshold. Consequently, the party's funding was left in a critical condition and Pécresse launched an appeal, having been in €5 million in party debt. In the 2022 French legislative election , the Republicans lost 56 seats and fell from 2nd to 4th place in terms of seats. In

473-573: The 2022 leadership election , Éric Ciotti was elected with 53.7% of the votes against his main opponent, Bruno Retailleau , who received 46.3% to become the next leader of the party. Ciotti has largely been described as right-wing and of belonging in the populist faction of the party. In the aftermath of the 2024 European Parliament election and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly by President Emmanuel Macron, Éric Ciotti declared his party would unite with National Rally for

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516-582: The French Civil Service , was elected as President of the party, taking from interim President Jean Leonetti . In the 2020 French Senate election , the Republicans held their majority. In 2021 French regional elections , the party managed to retain all regional presidencies. In December 2021, Valérie Pécresse won the Republican congress , winning the centre-right to be the Republican candidate in

559-501: The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs . After a stint at accounting firm Arthur Andersen , Riester managed his family's Peugeot   car dealership . Riester was a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2018. During his time in parliament, he served on the Committee on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2007-2009), the Committee on European Affairs (2009-2011) and

602-878: The National Audiovisual Institute (INA). He also merged the Superior Council of the Audiovisual (CSA) and the Supreme Authority for the Distribution and Protection of Intellectual Property on the Internet (HADOPI). As minister he attempted to prevent the demolition of the Saint-Joseph Chapel of Saint-Paul College in Lille . On 6 July 2020, after the appointment of Jean Castex as Prime Minister, Riester

645-484: The centre-right to right-wing . They are a conservative party, and they have been also described as liberal-conservative due to their liberal stances; they are also considered Christian-democratic . In addition, the party also maintains a Gaullist or neo-Gaullist tradition. LR have been described as experiencing a rightward turn under Éric Ciotti, their present leader, and his predecessor Laurent Wauquiez, in an effort to distinguish

688-570: The préfecture de Saône-et-Loire on 9 April 2015. According to the statement of this declaration, its aim is to "promote ideas of the right and centre, open to every people who wish to be member and debate in the spirit of a political party with republican ideas in France or outside France". This party foundation was published in the Journal officiel de la République française on 25 April 2015. On 3 July 2016, Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he would resign as leader that year in order to compete to be

731-754: The 17th century to the 21st century. Among the attractions of the museum, you can find the tombs of Philippe le Hardi and Jean sans Peur , a collection of German and Swiss primitives (the most important in France) and a collection of French paintings, rich in artists dating back to the time of Louis XIV , not forgetting the collection of contemporary art . The museum also holds extra-European collections, such as ceramic and Islamic glasses , weapons and oriental caskets, ancient ivories of Africa, everyday objects and African ceremonial masks , Chinese and Japanese porcelains , Korean stoneware , Tibetan and Indian sculptures and pre-Columbian ceramics . The museum holds

774-588: The Antiques" where copies of plaster and marble antiques could be found. It is known for its collections in relation with the dukes of Burgundy , for the richness of its encyclopedic collections stretching from Egyptian art to the 20th century as well as the historical interest of the building that holds them, the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy. The museum opened its doors to the public in 1799, and gradually spread out within

817-438: The Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education (2009-2018). In his first term from 2007 until 2012, he was the UMP parliamentary group 's youngest member. He was also the parliament's rapporteur  on the 2009 HADOPI law . In the 2009 European elections , Riester was the national campaign manager for Nicolas Sarkozy ’s UMP party. During Sarkozy’s unsuccessful campaign for the 2012 presidential elections , he served as

860-571: The Mayor François Rebsamen . Attendance soared with 230,000 visitors recorded at the end of October to reach 315,000 at the end of 2019. The museum was founded during the Age of Enlightenment on the order of the Estates of Burgundy on 30 November 1787, but the project dated from 1783, with the decision to build the eastern wing of the palace. The aim was to facilitate the teaching for the students of

903-404: The National Assembly, alongside Stéphane Demilly . He was subsequently excluded from the Republicans on 31 October 2017, alongside Gérald Darmanin , Sébastien Lecornu and Thierry Solère . In November 2017, he co-founded a new party, Agir . Riester was a candidate for mayor of Coulommiers in the 2020 French municipal elections which he won in the first round with more than 50 percent of

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946-450: The UMP's change in name, stating that the "manifestly unlawful disturbance" and the "imminent damage" alleged by the complainants have not been demonstrated. The new name was adopted by the party bureau on 5 May 2015 and approved by the party membership on 28 May by an online "yes" vote of 83.3% on a 45.7% turnout after a court ruling in favour of Sarkozy. The change to the name "The Republicans"

989-627: The art school by gathering works that could serve as models. This original school was free and open to everyone. It was created by François Devosge on 24 March 1767. The museum was placed under the protection of the Estates of Burgundy and presented its collections in the Salon Condé, conceived as a gallery of paintings to celebrate the glory of the Grand Condé 's battles, and in the Statues Room or "Room of

1032-522: The centre-left Socialist Party , before being eclipsed by the National Rally and Renaissance . The LR candidate in the 2017 presidential election , former Prime Minister François Fillon , placed third in the first round, with 20.0% of the vote. Following the 2017 legislative election , LR became the second-largest party in the National Assembly , behind President Emmanuel Macron 's La République En Marche! party (later renamed Renaissance). After

1075-556: The centre-right candidate in the 2017 presidential election . In order to decide which candidate will represent The Republicans for the 2017 presidential elections, a party's primary was organised in November 2016. The activists of the movement could choose between seven candidates: François Fillion, Alain Juppé, Nicolas Sarkozy, Jean-François Copé, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Bruno Le Maire and Jean-Frédéric Poisson. François Fillon, with 44,1% of

1118-461: The change of name by tweeting, "We are republicans. We are not THE republicans." The change of name was perceived by some journalists as an attempt to make the public forget the judicial problems linked to the UMP, especially the Bygmalion case, in which some members of the UMP are suspected to have forged documents relating to the expenses of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign. Critics of

1161-483: The election of the presidents of the departmental federations by direct democracy and consulting members on election nominations. Sarkozy wanted to change the name of the party to showcase the reunification of the disparate political views, from the social Gaullism of Henri Guaino to the right line of Patrick Buisson, into "one family". As declared in an interview for the Journal du Dimanche , Sarkozy also wished to change

1204-501: The government, has allegedly divided the political party based on views of whether or not the republicans should support the incumbent government. Some members of The Republicans, such as Thierry Solère or Sébastien Lecornu , therefore decided to leave the party in order to join La République En Marche! , the new political party created by Emmanuel Macron. Other members, like Franck Riester or Fabienne Keller, decided to create

1247-497: The governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne between 2020 and 2022. A former member of The Republicans , he founded and currently leads the centre-right Agir party. Riester was a member of the National Assembly for the fifth constituency of Seine-et-Marne from 2007 to 2018 and Minister of Culture in the Second Philippe government from 2018 until his appointment as Minister delegate attached to

1290-527: The head of the Party continued to divide The Republicans as 26 elected officials left the party between his election on 10 December and 21 February 2018. On 2 June 2019, a week after overseeing the worst result for the centre-right in its history in the European elections with 8.48% of the vote, Wauquiez announced his resignation as president of The Republicans. On 13 October 2019, Christian Jacob , former Minister of

1333-540: The history of the Fifth Republic who failed to continue to the second round. This led to the victory of Emmanuel Macron, leader of his newly created party La République En Marche! . François Fillon finished third in the first round of the presidential election with 20,01% of the vote, behind Emmanuel Macron (24,01%) and Marine le Pen (21,30%). This defeat is mainly due to the Penelopegate scandal , as François Fillon

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1376-549: The name change claimed it was unfair for Sarkozy to name the party "Republicans", because every French person is a republican if they support the values and ideals of the French Republic that emanated from the French Revolution ; as such, the term is above party politics. Left-wing associations and parties and 140 individuals, including five having "Républicain" as their last name, sued the UMP. The court ruled in favour of

1419-486: The name in order to be ahead of his adversaries Alain Juppé and François Fillon (also belonging to the UMP) for the 2017 presidential elections . The proposal to change the name was not received well by all members of the party. In an interview for BFMTV, Alain Juppé mocked the ex-French President for wanting to change the name of the UMP. Additionally, Gilles Boyer, supporter of François Fillon, showed his reluctance regarding

1462-496: The palace being enriched by imperial grants, deposits by the State, donations and legacies. As one of the largest museums of France, le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is known for its rich collections of sculptures, paintings, art objects and various other items from the past. Those interested in a specific historical age can admire various stunning items from Antiquity , Middle Ages , Renaissance as well as masterpieces stretching from

1505-552: The party’s head of communications, along with Geoffroy Didier , Valérie Debord , Guillaume Peltier and Salima Saa . In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries , Riester endorsed Bruno Le Maire as the party's candidate for the office of President of France . When the primaries' winner François Fillon became embroiled in a political affair during his campaign, Riester publicly called on him to step down. From June 2017, Riester co-chaired UDI and Independents group in

1548-405: The upcoming 2024 French legislative election . That would have reversed the historic cordon sanitaire that the party had regarding the group. Ciotti was expelled from his leadership position the following day and from the party on 14 June, though both decisions were reversed by a Paris court on the same day. The UMP's ( Union for a Popular Movement ) change of party name and of party structure

1591-516: The upcoming 2024 snap election . This stance provoked a major schism within the party, with French senators Sophie Primas and Jean-François Husson  [ fr ] announcing on 11 June that they would leave the party. Ciotti was voted out as president on 12 June, though he disputed the decision. He was also expelled from the party on 14 June. A Paris court reviewed the case on 14 June and ruled in Ciotti's favor, reinstating him as party leader and

1634-506: The vote, but entrusted the role of mayor to Laurence Picard. Riester is appointed Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe on 16 October 2018. During his time in office, he announced in September 2019 a public broadcasting reform project aimed at creating "France Médias", bringing together France Télévisions , Radio France , France Médias Monde ( Radio France Internationale and France 24 ) and

1677-725: The vote. Despite those setbacks, LR was still the largest party in the Senate and headed a plurality of regions of France . LR is a member of the Centrist Democrat International and the European People's Party , and sits in the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament . Éric Ciotti became president of LR after the 2022 leadership election. During an 11 June interview, Ciotti spoke in favor of an electoral alliance with National Rally to contest

1720-428: The votes, and Alain Juppé, with 28,6%, were the two candidates qualified for the second round of the election. François Fillon won the second turn of the election with 66,5% of the votes and was therefore appointed as The Republicans' candidate for the presidential election in 2017. François Fillon suffered a historic defeat in the first round of the presidential election, as he was the first centre-right candidate in

1763-575: Was confirmed at the party's founding congress at the Paris Event Centre in Paris on 30 May 2015, attended by 10,000 activists. Angela Merkel , chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany , sent a congratulatory message to the congress. The Republicans thus became the legal successor of the UMP and the leading centre-right party in France. The organisation has been declared in

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1806-602: Was considered the favourite candidate by the polls before these revelations. The election victory of Emmanuel Macron in 2017 altered the French political landscape. After Emmanuel Macron was elected as president, he appointed three centre-right politicians in his government from The Republicans, namely Édouard Philippe as Prime Minister , Bruno Le Maire as French Minister of the Economy and Finance , and Gérald Darmanin as Minister of Public Action and Accounts . The fact that three ex-members from The Republicans are now part of

1849-462: Was one of the promises made by Nicolas Sarkozy during his campaign for the UMP presidency in 2014. After his election in November 2014, Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France from 2007 to 2012, put forward the request to the party's general committee to change its name to Les Républicains ("The Republicans") and alter the statutes of the party. The proposed statutes provided for, among other provisions,

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