Union Monégasque Explained

Country:	Monaco
Monegasque Union
Native Name:	Union monégasque
Native Name Lang:	fr
Leader:	Jean-François Robillon
Position:	Centre^[1] ^[2]
National:	Monegasque National Union
Membership:	500 (2013)
Abbreviation:	UM
Seats1 Title:	National Council

Union Monégasque (UM; English: Monegasque Union; in French pronounced as /ynjɔ̃ mɔnegask/) is a centrist political party in the Principality of Monaco.^[3] Union Monégasque was formed in 2003 and is led by Jean-François Robillon. In the 2023 election it won 3 seats on the National Council as a part of the Monegasque National Union coalition.

Union Monégasque promotes and formulates political proposals aimed at bringing together the Monegasque population around common values according to the founding principles it has adopted. Pride, unity and ambition are the three founding pillars of the political group.^[4]

Electoral history

National Council elections

Election	Votes	%	+/–	Position
2003	60,339	58.5	21	1st
2008	53,523	52.2	New	1st
2013	56,472	39.0	18	2nd
2018	17,895	16.2	2	3rd
2023	72,602	89.6	2	1st

Notes and References

Hublet . François . January 2024 . Parliamentary election in Monaco, 5 February 2023 . Short analyses . Electoral Bulletin of the European Union . Elections in Europe . Paris . Groupe d'études géopolitiques . 4 . 29 June 2024.
Web site: Global Elections Round-Up: Last 12 Months . registration . 31 July 2018 . BMI Country Risk . Fitch Solutions . 22 July 2024 . The final seat went to the centrist Union Monegasque, with its seat total down from three previously..
Web site: Monaco. Parties and Elections in Europe. Wolfram. Nordsieck. 2018. 7 June 2018.
Web site: Présentation de l'association Union Monégasque. 10 June 2020. monsite-2. fr.