Shmelev D.V. – professor in Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev, Doctor of Historical sciences (Sc.D. in History).
The article analyzes the evolution of French centrism at the beginning of the 21st century. The author considers the key stages of the history of modern French centrism in the period from 2002 to 2017, reveals its essence and characteristics. Particular attention is paid to the political strategy of centrists during the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2017 in France.
France, centrism, François Bayrou, presidential election, Legislative elections, Union for French Democracy (UDF), Mouvement démocrate (MoDem), UDI.
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