Editing Movement for France (section)

== Ideology ==
{{Conservatism in France|Parties}}
The MPF was a [[souverainism|souverainist]] party which supported the national independence of France within a Europe "of peoples and co-operation". Unlike the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]], it did not support France's withdrawal from the EU but rather a massive overhaul of it. The MPF was a strong critic of what it saw as excessive bureaucracy and technocracy in the EU. 

The MPF and Villers, mostly due to their views on Islam and Muslim immigration, have been labeled in world news media such as ''[[CNN]]'', ''[[Der Spiegel]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', and ''[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]'' as "far right".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.all.candidates/index.html|title= 12 candidates in the running for French president|publisher=CNN|date= 9 April 2007}}</ref><ref name=der>{{cite web|url= http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,446120,00.html|title= Paris Airport Bars Muslim Workers|work=Der Spiegel |date= 2 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=boston>{{cite web|url= http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/04/23/far_right_leader_decries_islamisation_of_france/|title= Far-right leader decries "Islamisation of France"|author=Tom Heneghan|work=The Boston Globe |date= 23 April 2006}}</ref><ref name=wsj>{{cite web|url= https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-frelecgal0412.html|title= Philippe de Villiers|author=David Marcelis|work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date= 4 March 2009}}</ref><ref name=shuts>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/08/02/international/i150614D49.DTL|title= Paris Shuts Airport Muslim Prayer Rooms|author=Elaine Ganley|work=The San Francisco Chronicle |date= 2 August 2006}}</ref>

According to its [[Political platform|electoral platform]], its various proposals included:

=== European Union ===
* Restore the rule of national law over EU law.
* Ceasing negotiations over the [[accession of Turkey to the European Union]], and begin a process of [[privileged partnership]] with Turkey and other [[Mediterranean]] countries.
* Allow the countries of Europe to form their own, independent foreign policies.
* Follow a policy of respect of national borders and control of immigration.
* Put the national Parliaments in the middle of European construction and giving them veto power on the vital interests of the people which they represent.
* Put the European Union and the euro at the service of the growth and employment.
* Found a European preference for industry and the services, as for agriculture.
* Opposition to the [[Lisbon Treaty]] and halting the ratification process.
* Draft a "fundamental treaty" of the European Union based on a free association of independent nations and peoples.

=== Economy ===
* Establishing a "European protectionism" with tariffs on external imports. Within France, it is more [[neoliberal]] in supporting lower taxes to encourage the growth of industries within France.
* End the [[35-hour workweek]]
* Liberalization of the fixed retirement age (60)
* Maximum rate of taxation at 38%
* Repealing the [[solidarity tax on wealth]] (ISF)

=== Internal issues ===
* Referendum on the re-establishment of the [[death penalty]]
* Forbid the wearing of the [[hijab]] in public.
* Establishing a moratorium on constructing mosques in France.
* Abolition of the [[French Council of the Muslim Faith]] (CFCM)
* Opposition to [[same-sex marriage]]: constitutional amendment establishing marriage as between a man and a woman
* The party supports alternatives to abortion though it does not support forbidding it