League of the South (France)

League of the South

Ligue du Sud
League of the South Ligue du Sud
President	Jacques Bompard
Founded	23 June 2010
Split from	National Front
Headquarters	574 Clos Cavalier, 84100 Orange, Vaucluse
Ideology	French nationalism; Hard Euroscepticism; Social conservatism; Souverainism; Poujadism; Right-wing populism; Regionalism;
Political position	Far-right
National Assembly	1 / 577
Senate	0 / 348
European Parliament	0 / 74
Presidencies of regional councils	0 / 17
Regional councillors	0 / 1,758
Presidencies of departmental councils	0 / 101
Departmental councillors	2 / 4,108
Website
	liguedusud.fr
	Politics of France; Political parties; Elections;

The League of the South (French: Ligue du Sud; LS) is a far-right political party in France founded by Jacques Bompard with former members of the National Front in 2010. The party is established in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, particularly in the department of Vaucluse. Orange, the department's second most populated commune, as well as Piolenc, both have League of the South mayors. The party currently has one representative in the National Assembly: Marie-France Lorho, who sits for the 4th constituency of Vaucluse.

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