Théo Michel
Théo Michel | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1994 |
| Political party | Union of the Right for the Republic (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | The Republicans (until 2024) |
Théo Michel (born 13 September 1994) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic. He was a vice president of The Republicans from 2022 to 2024.[1] and served as secretary general of its youth wing Les Jeunes Républicains.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Michel was born in September 1994.[3] His family is from Toulouse and he has Polish maternal ancestors.[4] He worked as an economist for Deloitte and was appointed as councillor for new enterprises of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, and as deputy leader of Les Jeunes Républicains in Paris.[5] He supported the election of Christian Jacob as leader of The Republicans in 2019, and was critical of a return to the party by former members Valérie Pécresse and Xavier Bertrand.[6]
In 2021, Michel was a candidate for leader of Les Jeunes Républicains.[7] He withdrew from the election in March 2021 to support the candidacy of Guilhem Carayon,[8] and was appointed as secretary general of the organization.[9] Ahead of the 2021 party congress for the 2022 presidential election, he was initially neutral,[10] and later supported the candidacy of Xavier Bertrand.[2][11] In September 2022, he was appointed councillor for public order of the 17th arrondissement of Paris.[12] He endorsed Éric Ciotti for the 2022 party leadership election,[13] and was appointed as a vice president of the party upon his election.[1]
In the 2024 legislative election, Michel was the candidate of The Republicans for Seine-et-Marne's 1st constituency, with the support of the National Rally.[14] He described the alliance as a right-wing response to the left-wing New Popular Front,[1][15] as a way to "restore France and achieve a majority in the National Assembly."[3] He advanced to a triangular runoff against Arnaud Saint-Martin and Aude Luquet, and was defeated by Saint-Martin.[3] In October 2024, he founded the Seine-et-Marne branch of Ciotti's newly founded Union of the Right for the Republic, and was appointed deputy secretary general of the party and as its departmental delegate in Seine-et-Marne.[16] His investiture as departmental delegate took place on 18 October 2024 and was attended by Aymeric Durox.[3]
Within The Republicans, Michel was described as being part of the party's right-wing faction.[4][17] His ideology has been described as similar to that of the Rally for the Republic in the 1980s.[4] He declared his support for a "major liberal shift" in French politics in 2021, describing it as "the only solution that has not been tried in forty years," and sought to evoke a "Thatcherite revolution" in response to a perceived excess of taxes, norms and non-wage labour costs.[18] He has been described as Orléanist and economically liberal, and supports controlled immigration and cultural assimilation as means against Islamism.[8] In 2021, he stated that he had supported Éric Zemmour's address to The Republicans in 2019, while declaring that he did not support Zemmour becoming leader of the party.[10] For the 2024 legislative election, he listed purchasing power, security and immigration as his three priorities.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Théo Michel : "Il était impératif de s'allier au Rassemblement national"". Mesinfos (in French). 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b ""Je soutiens Xavier Bertrand". La tribune de Théo Michel". L'Opinion (in French). 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Seine-et-Marne : soutenu par le RN, Théo Michel nommé délégué départemental du parti d'Éric Ciotti". Le Parisien (in French). 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Théo Michel : Jeune Républicain". Les Jours (in French).
- ^ ""Travail, santé, mondialisation... Une crise pour tout repenser"". Marianne (in French). 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Théo Michel (Jeunes Républicains) : "La jeunesse fera partie du nouvel organigramme" des Républicains" (in French). France Info. 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Le président controversé des jeunes LR ne se représentera pas" (in French). BFM TV. 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Présidence des Jeunes LR: une élection à haute portée symbolique". Causeur (in French). 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Droite. Pour leur rentrée, les Jeunes Républicains esquissent le programme du candidat inconnu". L'Humanité (in French). 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Chez LR, chacun cherche son chef". Les Jours (in French). 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Congrès LR: pourquoi les barons de la droite gardent leurs distances avec les candidats" (in French). BFM TV. 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Conseil d'arrondissement, élection de deux nouveaux". Mairie du 17ᵉ (in French). 30 September 2022.
- ^ ""Nous avons choisi d'apporter tout notre soutien à Eric Ciotti". La tribune de 519 jeunes LR". Mairie du 17ᵉ (in French). 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Législatives en Seine-et-Marne : Les Républicains divisés autour du candidat Théo Michel, soutenu par le RN". Le Parisien (in French). 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Union des droites pour la République : " Éric Ciotti se comporte comme un petit Napoléon "". Public Sénat (in French). 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Île-de-France : l'Union des Républicains, le nouveau parti d'Éric Ciotti s'implante en Seine-et-Marne". Actu.fr (in French). 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Valérie Pécresse, toute droite". Les Jours (in French). 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2022. Pour exister, la droite promet du sang et des larmes". L'Humanité (in French). 25 September 2021.