▁the ▁R ass emble ment - U MP , ▁led ▁by ▁F illon . ▁Cop é ▁took ▁up ▁former ▁President ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁proposal ▁of ▁organ izing ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁a ▁rev ote , ▁but ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁diss ident ▁fill on iste ▁group ▁as ▁a ▁cas us ▁bel li ▁and ▁took ▁back ▁his ▁proposal . ▁Luc ▁Ch atel , ▁the ▁new ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁a ▁Cop é ▁supp orter , ▁later ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁supported ▁a ▁new ▁president ial ▁vote ▁and ▁a ▁modification ▁of ▁party ▁stat utes . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Cop é ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁fav oured ▁organ izing ▁a ▁refer endum ▁the ▁modification ▁of ▁party ▁stat utes ▁and ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁( until ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 ); ▁while ▁F illon ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁" cons ensus ▁on ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁election " ▁he ▁rejected ▁his ▁rival ' s ▁tim eline ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁election ▁before ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁' Un aligned ' ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U MP ▁led ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Le ▁Ma ire ▁and ▁N ath al ie ▁Kos cius ko - Mor iz et ▁appe aled ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁a ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁stat utes . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁ ▁Both ▁riv als ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0