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| The Social Right | |
| Native Name: | La Droite sociale |
| Leader: | Laurent Wauquiez |
| Founder: | Laurent Wauquiez |
| Foundation: | 2012 |
| National: | Union for a Popular Movement |
| Colours: | Azure |
| Website: | www.droitesociale.fr |
The Social Right (La Droite sociale) is a recognized movement within the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). It was created as an informal club and think-tank by Laurent Wauquiez, mayor of Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire) and a former cabinet minister.
The Social Right was created in 2011 by Laurent Wauquiez and other UMP parliamentarians who wanted to emphasize the right's social policy, appeal to the middle-class and break the left's purported domination of social policy.[1] It placed large emphasis on fighting welfare dependency, denounced as a "cancer" by Wauquiez.
The Social Right proposed to condition a part of the Revenu de solidarité active to unpaid voluntary work and explored the possibility of reserving social housing to those currently employed.[2] [3]
As a motion for the November 2012 congress, the Social Right placed second with 21.69% of the motions vote.[4]
The movement's leader is Laurent Wauquiez, a filloniste deputy for the Haute-Loire and mayor of Le Puy-en-Velay.
Parliamentarians which co-signed the motion included: Brigitte Barèges, Caroline Cayeux, Damien Abad, Gérard Cherpion and Yves Nicolin. Parliamentarians could co-sign more than one motion.