Hervé Morin ( fr. Hervé Morin ) ( August 17, 1961 , Pont-Audemer ( Er )) - French politician, Minister of Defense of the French Republic from May 18, 2007 to November 13, 2010 , the leader of the European Social Liberal Party .
Herve Moren was a member of the French National Assembly and leader of the Union for French Democracy faction. However, he broke up with François Bayroux on the issue of cooperation with the socialists . Unlike Francois Bayrou, who created the Democratic Movement and considers it possible to cooperate with the socialist party, Herve Moran strongly opposes this. He and his supporters from the Union for French Democracy created the European Social Liberal Party with the goal of working with Nicolas Sarkozy .
He advocated the return of France to NATO military structures. [one]
Herve Moren is an active supporter of resolving international issues with the participation of Russia. So he believes that the entry of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO is impossible without consultations with Russia. Largely thanks to his opinion, France does not support the Eastern Partnership program, aimed at cooperation with the post-Soviet republics without the participation of Russia. [2]
He intended to take part in the 2012 presidential election , but on February 16, 2012 he announced that he would withdraw his candidacy and support Nicolas Sarkozy . [3]