2019-6-25 · The Democratic Movement (French: Mouvement démocrate French pronunciation: [muv.mɑ̃ de.mɔ.kʁat]; MoDem French: ) is a centrist political party in France that is characterised by a strong pro-European stance. MoDem was founded by François Bayrou to succeed the Union for French Democracy (UDF) and contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential ...