▁minister . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁F illon . ▁ ▁A lain ▁Ju pp é , ▁mayor ▁of ▁Bor de aux , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁U MP ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁( 1 9 9 5 - 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁candidate ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁Cop é - F illon ▁battle . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁if ▁Jean - Fran çois ▁Cop é ▁and ▁François ▁F illon ▁ran ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁end or se ▁any ▁candidate . ▁ ▁Mov ements ▁ ▁The ▁U MP ' s ▁original ▁stat utes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁formal ▁fa ctions ▁or ▁movements ▁within ▁the ▁party , ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁various ▁political ▁families ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁up . ▁However , ▁fear ing ▁leadership ▁rival ries ▁and ▁divisions , ▁Ju pp é , ▁Chi rac ▁and ▁later ▁S ark o zy ▁' post pon ed ' ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁such ▁organized ▁movements ▁in def initely . ▁Nevertheless , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁organizations ▁of ▁formal ▁" mov ements " ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁there ▁existed ▁inform al ▁group ings ▁of ▁like - mind ed ▁members , ▁either ▁through ▁associations , ▁political ▁clubs , ▁associated ▁political ▁parties ▁or ▁even ▁inform al ▁fa ctions . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to