Animalist Party
French animal advocacy party
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The Animalist Party (French: Parti animaliste) is a French political party focused on animal rights and against cruelty to animals.[4]
Animalist Party Parti animaliste | |
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| President | Hélène Thouy[1] |
| Founded | 14 March 2016 |
| Headquarters | Vénissieux |
| Membership (2017) | 2,000[2] |
| Ideology | Animal welfare[1] Animal rights[1] |
| Political position | Left-wing[3] |
| European political alliance | Animal Politics EU |
| Colours | Violet |
| Website | |
| parti-animaliste.fr | |
History
For the 2022 French legislative election, the party presented 421 candidates in the first round of this election, with the primary objective not of obtaining seats but of highlighting the theme of the animal cause in France.[5]
Election results
National Assembly
Any vote received brings in 1,42 € per year for the five years of the mandate. With its 63,637 votes, the animalist party has thus benefited from a total of 45,000 € in subsidies for the last five years. The money earned in 2022 is expected to be much higher.[7]
European Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hélène Thouy | 490,074 | 2.16 (#11) | 0 / 79 |
New | − |
| 2024 | 494,356 | 2.01 (#10) | 0 / 81 |
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